The complete guide to camping on the Coromandel Places to stay, the rules and handy tips for visitors

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4 Where to stay (paid campgrounds) Where can I camp? See our list of campsites and contact information for bookings. For more on camping in visit www.camping.org.nz 6-8 DOC Campgrounds Details on where the Department of Conservation 16-17 Public toilets and provides paid campgrounds. dump stations 9 DOC Freedom Camping Policy Read these pages for locations of public toilets Details on locations where DOC has prohibited or and dump stations where you can empty your restricted freedom camping. campervan wastewater. 10-12 TCDC Freedom Camping Guidelines 18 Coromandel Road Map We welcome responsible freedom camping. Don’t Roads in the Coromandel can be winding, narrow risk a $200 fine by not following the rules and and there are quite a few one-lane bridges. There reading the signage where freedom camping is can be limits on where you can take a rental vehicle, allowed or prohibited. Freedom camping is only so check with your rental company. permitted in Thames-Coromandel District in certified self-contained vehicles. 19 Information Centres Visit our seven information centres or check out 14-15 What to do with your rubbish www.thecoromandel.com for ideas on what to do, and recycling what to see and how to get there. Drop your rubbish and recycling off at our Refuse Transfer Stations or rubbish compactors. We’ve 20 Contact us listed the locations and provided a map showing Get in touch if you have where they are. any questions.

2 www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping www.thecoromandel.com 3 Where to stay (paid campgrounds) Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park Broken Hills, Puketui Valley (DOC) T M 790 Hot Water Beach Rd THAMES T = Tent 07 866 3116 T M D www.hotwaterbeachtop10.co.nz Pauanui Glade Holiday Park CRUZ ‘n’ STOP M = Motorhome

KEY 58 Vista Paku 309 Mary St, Thames 027 590 0008 M D = Dump Station 07 864 8559 T M D River Glen Holiday Park & Campground www.pauanuiglade.co.nz Dickson Holiday Park Otautu Bay Farm Camp 2436 Tapu-Coroglen Rd, Victoria St, Pauanui Sports & Recreation Club car 257 Port Jackson Rd 07 866 3130 T M D park (has some parks for motorhomes) 07 868 7308 T M D 07 866 6801 T M www.riverglencoromandel.co.nz www.dicksonpark.co.nz 31 Sheppard Ave www.otautubaycamp.co.nz 07 864 8695 D Holiday Park Colville Bay Motel & Camp Ground www.pauanuiclub.co.nz 473 Thames Coast Rd Seabreeze Holiday Park 85 Wharf Rd, Colville 1043/1 -Whitianga Rd, 07 868 2879 T M D 07 866 6814 T M D www.tepuruholidaypark.co.nz Whenuakite www.colvillebaymotel.co.nz 07 866 3050 T M D Opoutere Coastal Camping (Oct – April) Tapu Creek Campervan Park, Tapu NORTH COROMANDEL www.seabreezeholidaypark.co.nz 460 Ohui Rd 285 Tapu-Coroglen Rd 07 865 9152 T M D 07 868 4570 T M D Waikawau Bay Recreation Reserve (DOC) TAIRUA www.opouterebeach.co.nz 07 866 1106 T M www.facebook.com/ Tairua Holiday Park tapucreekcampervanpark Fantail Bay Recreation Reserve (DOC) T M 4 Manaia Rd (DOC) T Tapu Camp Fletcher Bay Recreation Reserve (DOC) TM 07 864 8071 T M D 723 Thames Coast Rd, Tapu Port Jackson Recreation Reserve (DOC) T M www.tairuaholidaypark.com Whangamata Motor Camp 07 868 4837 T M D 104 Barbara Ave Stony Bay Recreation Reserve (DOC) T M 07 865 9128 T M D (and cabins and permanent caravans) * non-powered sites Fletcher Bay www.tapucampnz.co.nz Port KUAOTUNU Jackson Stony Bay DOC VALLEY MOEHAU RANG Kuaotunu Campground Campground campsites (9) 33 Bluff Rd, Kuaotunu Fantail Our fresh water is (DOC) 07 867 9080 T M Bay PORT 07 866 5628 T M D CHARLES a precious resource * powered and non-powered sites www.kcg2008.com E E: [email protected] so please use COROMANDEL sparingly. Ask tourism Whangapoua Holiday Park Waikawau Bay operators about their Coromandel TOP 10 Holiday Park 1266 Whangapoua Rd 636 Rings Rd, Coromandel Town 07 866 5215 T M COLVILLE environmentally friendly 0800 267 646 T M D www.whangapouaholidaypark.co.nz www.coromandeltop10.co.nz practices. WHITIANGA Tidewater Motel & Tourist Park Papa Aroha 270 Tiki Rd, Coromandel Town Holiday Park 07 866 8888 T M 121 Albert St, Whitianga Whangapoua Long Bay www.tidewater.co.nz 07 866 5579 T M D Kuaotunu Long Bay Motor Camp www.mercurybayholidaypark.co.nz COROMANDEL 3200 Long Bay Rd, Long Bay Harbourside Holiday Park TOWN 25 07 866 8720 T M D 135 Albert St, Whitianga Te Kouma 07 869 5152 T M D www.longbaymotorcamp.co.nz WHITIANGA Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park www.harboursideholidaypark.co.nz Manaai Mill Creek Bird & Animal Encounters Flaxmill 243 Colville Rd 309 Bay Road Cooks 07 866 8988 T M D 365 Mill Creek Rd, Whitianga Beach 07 866 0166 T M D www.shellybeachcoromandel.co.nz COROMAN Oamaru Bay Tourist Park www.millcreekbirdpark.co.nz Waikawau Hot Water Beach 440 Colville Rd Whitianga Campground 25 COROGLEN WHENUAKITE 07 866 7588 6 Bongard Rd, Whitianga D EL RANGE 25 (cabins and permanent caravans) 07 866 5834 T M D TAPU www.oamarubaytouristpark.co.nz www.whitiangacampground.co.nz COLVILLE FLAXMILL BAY Papa Aroha Holiday Park Flaxmill TE PURU 1031 Purangi Rd, Flaxmill Bay TAIRUA 1091 Colville Rd PAUANUI 07 866 8818 T M D 07 866 2386 T M D Kauaeranga Valley www.papaaroha.co.nz www.flaxmillbay.co.nz DOC HIKUAI Tararu INFO Broken Anglers Lodge CENTRE Hills 1446 Colville Rd Cooks Beach Holiday Resort THAMES OPOUTERE 07 866 8584 T M D 874 Purangi Rd www.anglers.co.nz 07 866 5469 T M D Colville Farm Holidays www.cooksbeachresort.co.nz 2140 Colville Rd HAHEI 07 866 6820 T M Hahei Holiday Resort Wentworth www.colvillefarmholidays.co.nz Valley 41 Harsant Ave WHANGAMATA 07 866 3889 T M D 25 www.haheiholidays.co.nz

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TE AROHA To Hamilton To Rotorua 80km To 70km DOC Campgrounds List NORTHERN COROMANDEL DOC’s Northern Coromandel campgrounds no longer have rubbish bins or recycling facilities except for composting or worm farms for food waste. If you pack it in, pack it out. Rubbish and recycling can be taken to TCDC’s Refuse Transfer Station (RTS) in Coromandel Town at 525 Hauraki Rd. Check www.tcdc.govt.nz/rts for other RTS hours and locations. Fantail Bay campsite Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Showers (cold) Fletcher Bay campsite Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Showers (cold) Port Jackson Conservation Campsite Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Barbecue Department of Showers (cold) Conservation (DOC) Stony Bay campsite Campsites and Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Picnic Table Accommodation Showers (cold)

DOC provides a range of accommodation options on the Waikawau Bay campsite which include DOC huts, backpacker Campsite category: Scenic accommodation, a lodge, a cottage and a bach as well as Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Showers (cold) numerous camp sites. All are bookable online. www.doc.govt.nz HIKUAI The two northern Coromandel farm parks have five campgrounds: Broken Hills, Hikuai Waikawau Bay and Stony Bay on the eastern side, Fletcher Bay Campsite category: Scenic and Port Jackson on the north coast and Fantail Bay on the Facilities: Toilets Rubbish Bin Water from tap western side. There are campgrounds in the southern Coromandel at Broken Hills (Puketui Valley Road) and Wentworth Valley as WHANGAMATA well as nine campsites in the Kauaeranga Valley. Wentworth campsite Bookings for Waikawau Bay, Port Jackson and Wentworth Valley Campsite category: Scenic are essential over Christmas and New Year. Elsewhere, campsites Facilities: Water from tap Toilets Barbecue are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Picnic Table Rubbish Bin Showers (cold)

Resident managers, on site during summer months, oversee camp For information on the Crosbies and Pinnacles Huts, facilities, enforce camp rules and collect fees. Camping outside Fletcher Bay Backpackers, Stony Bay Bach, Knox Cottage or designated areas is not permitted. Fees for DOC campsites range the Waikawau Bay Lodge see: from $5 – $16 per adult and $2.50 – $8 for children (5-17), children www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/coromandel under 5 are free.

6 www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping www.thecoromandel.com 7 DOC Campgrounds List [cont] DOC Freedom Camping Policy KAUAERANGA VALLEY Freedom camping is permitted on DOC land except in areas where it is expressly prohibited or restricted to self-contained Booms Flat, Kauaeranga Valley vehicles. This is indicated by signage. Please ensure you are Campsite category: Scenic well-informed of where you can and cannot camp and if unsure, Facilities: Toilets, Dogs are permitted enquire with DOC. Read all signage and be sure to follow the Catleys, Kauaeranga Valley rules that apply if you want to avoid a costly fine. Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Picnic Table Rubbish Bin Prohibited Water from stream The DOC website (search for freedom camping) lists all areas where freedom camping is prohibited and at the time of printing Hotoritori, Kauaeranga Valley these included the following locations: Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Water from stream, Dogs are permitted • Kauaeranga Visitor Centre carpark, Coromandel Forest Park • Kauaeranga Valley Road end carpark, Coromandel Forest Kahikatea Powered site, Kauaeranga Valley Park Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Power Water from stream • Muriwai Walk carpark, Port Jackson There are no toilets in the campground as it is only for • Waikawau Beach boat ramp carpark, Waikawau Bay Farm self-contained, certified motorhomes. Park Recreation Reserve Shag Stream, Kauaeranga Valley • Waikawau Beach access carpark (west) Campsite category: Scenic www.doc.govt.nz/camping Facilities: Toilets Picnic Table Rubbish Bin Water from stream Totara Flat, Kauaeranga Valley Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Rubbish Bin Water from stream Trestle View, Kauaeranga Valley Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Rubbish Bin Water from stream Wainora, Kauaeranga Valley Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Rubbish Bin Water from stream Whangaiterenga, Kauaeranga Valley Campsite category: Scenic Facilities: Toilets Picnic Table Rubbish Bin Water from stream

Contact the Kauaeranga Visitor Centre 07 867 9080 or [email protected]

8 www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping www.thecoromandel.com 9 Be firewise – observe fire bans indicated TCDC Freedom on signage and at the Fire and Emergency NZ website Camping Rules www.checkitsalright.nz If you stay overnight in an accessible public place other than in a campground, then you’re probably freedom camping. We have freedom camping rules for all public areas that TCDC owns or manages and you need to comply with these or risk a $200 fine. The big rule – you must be in a certified self-contained vehicle if you want to freedom camp. If you’re a tourist and don’t know if your rental vehicle complies, ask your rental company. We have areas around the Coromandel that need protecting from freedom camping. Some areas are either prohibited to all freedom camping, or restricted with conditions. All prohibited and Freedom Camping on restricted areas are clearly sign-posted. the Coromandel If you stay in a restricted area these conditions apply: We have three classifications for freedom camping on the 1. Park only in the designated (sign-posted) area. Coromandel: 2. Depart by 9.00am. Allowed 3. Stay a maximum of two consecutive nights. Restricted 4. NB: some areas such as sports ground car parks have a Prohibited further condition that: Notwithstanding restriction 3, all freedom campers must depart on Saturday mornings. Allowed For public areas that TCDC owns or manages, freedom camping in Certified Use this QR code with your a certified self-contained vehicle is permitted, subject to any other self-contained mobile phone (you can controls that may be in place. freedom download the app for free) camping only. It will take you to our camping page on our website. Restricted www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping Certified self-contained freedom camping is permitted, and the further conditions on the previous page apply. To freedom camp in restricted areas campers must park in the designated area, which is sign posted. For details and maps of the restricted areas go to: www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping

Prohibited Freedom camping is not allowed in prohibited areas under TCDC’s Freedom Camping Bylaw 2014. There are several reasons why an area is prohibited, including habitats for endangered species, need to protect public access to reserves, and for health and safety reasons. All prohibited areas are clearly sign posted. For more details and maps of prohibited areas go to: www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping

10 www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping www.thecoromandel.com 11 You must be in a Driving the Coromandel certified self- contained vehicle The Coromandel is one of New Zealand’s great road trip destinations. To review the status of State Highways on the if you want to Coromandel, please visit the New Zealand Transport Agency’s freedom camp. (NZTA) website, www.nzta.govt.nz. NZTA manages State Highways. For updates on Council roads, go to our website www.tcdc.govt.nz or our Facebook page www.facebook.com/ThamesCoromandelDistrictCouncil Information for drivers We drive on the left side of the road We have many hilly, narrow or winding roads that mean your journey may take longer than you expect. You must carry your driver licence on you at all times. If Choose to buy or your licence is not in English, hire a fuel-efficient you must carry a translation vehicle and switch from an approved translator. off your engine when stopped.

12 www.tcdc.govt.nz/camping www.thecoromandel.com 13 What to do with your rubbish Recyclable plastic, bottles and recycling and cans. On the Coromandel it’s free to recycle. For non-recyclables, we operate a pre-paid bag system. Ask for the ‘TCDC blue rubbish eco tip bags’ at local supermarkets and food stores and leave these free of charge at one of the refuse transfer stations listed below and Reuse plastic indicated on the map. bags or try not to use them

Locations for dropping off eco tip at all. your rubbish and recycling Always put all your Coromandel Town rubbish in the bin 525 Hauraki Road, provided, or take it Coromandel Town with you when 07 866 7616 you leave. Matarangi* 101 Matarangi Drive, Matarangi 07 866 5427 Portable rubbish KEY Transfer Station Whitianga compactors 237 South Highway, Whitianga 24/7 Drop-off available We have compactors for rubbish 07 866 2954 that we can move around to meet MATARANGI Tairua* demand. Check their locations at COROMANDEL TOWN 3 Red Bridge Road, Tairua www.tcdc.govt.nz/rubbishcompactors 07 864 7639 25

Pauanui* WHITIANGA 887 Hikuai Settlement Road, Environmental Care Unless otherwise Pauanui 07 864 7949 Code /Toitu te whenua (leave the land undisturbed) stated, our tap Whangamata* water is potable so 2755 SH25 Waihi-Whangamata, • Remove rubbish – carry out what you can reuse your Whangamata 07 865 9723 you carry in. water bottles quite 25 safely. • Keep streams and lakes clean Thames 25 102 Burke Street, Thames – soaps and detergents can be 07 868 9637 harmful to water-life.

* These locations have 24/7 drop-off • Take care with stoves and fires – TAIRUA facilities for rubbish and recycling. check for fire bans and restrictions. PAUANUI

For all opening hour times go • Camp carefully – leave no trace of HIKUAI to www.tcdc.govt.nz/rts your visit. THAMES • Respect our cultural heritage – many places have spiritual and historical significance. • Keep to the track – lessen damage to fragile plants and prevent the WHANGAMATA

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14 www.tcdc.govt.nz/rubbish www.thecoromandel.com 15 Dump Stations Public Toilets We have many public toilets around the district for your The following locations have dump stations where you can convenience. Please use these or your on-board toilet if you’re in empty your campervan toilet and wastewater. The TCDC a campervan. locations are free of charge. Charges may apply at holiday parks where customers are not staying. Fletcher Bay Port Jackson THAMES/THAMES COAST Whitianga Campground Stony Bay MOEHAU TCDC Dump Station at Thames BP 6 Bongard Rd, Whitianga Fantail Bay station.100 Banks St, Thames. RA PORT CHARLES MERCURY BAY SOUTH NG Dickson Holiday Park Flaxmill E Victoria St, Tararu 1031 Purangi Rd, Flaxmill Bay Te Puru Holiday Park Cooks Beach Holiday Resort 473 Thames Coast Rd 874 Purangi Rd Tapu Creek Campervan Park, Tapu Hahei Holiday Resort COLVILLE 285 Tapu-Coroglen Rd 41 Harsant Ave Tapu Camp KEY Hot Water Beach TOP 10 723 Thames Coast Rd, Tapu Toilet Holiday Park Papa Aroha COROMANDEL TOWN 790 Hot Water Beach Rd Kuaotunu We’re working with NZMCA on River Glen Holiday Park Whangapoua Matarangi Long Bay Opito Bay opening a new dump station on & Campground Whangapoua Rd, which may be 2436 Tapu-Coroglen Rd, COROMANDEL TOWN open by mid-2019. The existing 25 Whitianga dump station at Patukirikiri Reserve Te Kouma will remain open in the meantime. WHENUAKITE WHITIANGA Coromandel TOP 10 Holiday Park Seabreeze Holiday Park Manaia Flaxmill Bay 636 Rings Rd, Coromandel Town 1043/1 Tairua-Whitianga Rd, Cooks Beach Whenuakite HAHEI COLVILLE

Papa Aroha Holiday Park TAIRUA CO 1091 Colville Rd ROMAN TCDC dump station, corner of Waikawau Hot Water Beach Anglers Lodge Ocean Rd and Paku Dr. 25 COROGLEN DEL WHENUAKITE 1446 Colville Rd Tairua Holiday Park 25 R Colville Bay Motel & Campground 4 Manaia Rd TAPU AN G 85 Wharf Rd, Colville E PAUANUI KUAOTUNU TCDC dump station next to TE PURU Kuaotunu Campground Pleasant Pt boat ramp. TAIRUA 33 Bluff Rd, Kuaotunu PAUANUI Pauanui Glade Holiday Park Kauaeranga Valley WHITIANGA 58 Vista Paku DOC HIKUAI Tararu Info TCDC dump station at Centre Broken OPOUTERE Hills Abrahamson Dr, off Moewai Rd. F THAMES Opoutere Coastal Camping OPOUTERE Mercury Bay Holiday Park (Oct – April). 460 Ohui Rd 121 Albert St, Whitianga Harbourside Holiday Park WHANGAMATA 135 Albert St, Whitianga TCDC dump station, Martyn Rd. Mill Creek Bird & Animal Whangamata Motor Camp Encounters 104 Barbara Ave Wentworth Valley WHANGAMATA 365 Mill Creek Rd, Whitianga 25

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Local Visitor Information Ask a local Information Centre/i-SITE Our Local Information Centres Campground DOC Campground We’ve got seven Visitor Information Centres on the Airports Coromandel that can point you in the right direction. Heritage & Mining They are all open seven days a week, with extended hours Fletcher Bay Cycleway over the summer. PORT JACKSON Kauri Heritage Stony Bay MOEHAU RA Sandy Bay Golf Course i-SITE Thames Pauanui Information Centre Fantail Bay Marine Reserve 200 Mary St 23 Centreway PORT CHARLES NG Surfing 07 868 7284 07 864 7101 E Fishing [email protected] [email protected] Waikawau Bay Walks www.thamesinfo.co.nz www.experiencepauanui.co.nz Otautu Bay Coromandel COLVILLE i-SITE Whitianga Visitor Information Centre/i-SITE 66 Albert St Information Centre Campground Amodeo Bay 07 866 5555 74 Kapanga Rd DOC Campground Papa Aroha 07 866 8598 F TCDC Freedom Camping New Chum Beach [email protected] location Otama WHANGAPOUA KUAOTUNU Beach www.allaboutwhitianga.co.nz [email protected] Airports Shelly Beach BAY WHANGAPOUA MATARANGI www.coromandeltown.co.nz Heritage & Mining Long Bay Opito Bay Cycleway COROMANDEL TOWN Whangamata Kauri Heritage Coromandel Harbour 25 Information Centre Kauaeranga Visitor Centre Golf Course To PASSENGER FERRY Te Kouma Waitaia Bay (DOC) Marine Reserve Te Kouma Harbour 616 Port Rd Surfing Mercury Bay Manaia Harbour WHITIANGA 07 865 8340 Kauaeranga Valley Rd, Thames Fishings Manaia 309 Marine Reserve 07 867 9080 Walks Kauris Cooks CATHEDRAL COVE [email protected] Ferry Beach Landing HAHEI www.whangamatanz.com [email protected]

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RA 07 864 7575 TAPU 25 N G [email protected] E Rangihau Sailors Grave Square Valley Te Karo Bay www.tairua.co.nz WAIOMU Kauri TE PURU TAIRUA Pinnacles Broken PAUANUI A FIRTH Hut Hills OF THAMES DOC Puketui Slipper Is. Tararu Info HIKUAI Centre

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To Rotorua 80kmoT Tauranga 70km For all enquiries call our friendly Customer Services Team on our 24/7 contact number, they’ll be happy to hear from you: Phone 07 868 0200

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