The complete guide to camping on the Coromandel Places to stay, the rules and handy tips for visitors tcdc.govt.nz/camping thecoromandel.com Contents 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 New Zealand visit 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 the Thames-Coromandel District (TCDC) in certified, self-contained vehicles. 19 Information Centres Visit our seven information centres or check out 14-15 What to do with your rubbish 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 tcdc.govt.nz/camping thecoromandel.com 3 HOT WATER BEACH PAUANUI Where to stay (paid campgrounds) Hot Water Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park Pauanui Glade Holiday Park 790 Hot Water Beach Rd 58 Vista Paku THAMES T = Tent 07 866 3116 T M D 07 864 8559 T M D Lamptown M = Motorhome hotwaterbeachtop10.co.nz pauanuiglade.co.nz 309 Mary St, Thames KEY D = Dump Station COROGLEN Pauanui Sports & Recreation Club car 027 500 5010 M River Glen Holiday Park & Campground park (has some parks for motorhomes) Colville Farm Holidays Dickson Holiday Park 2436 Tapu-Coroglen Rd, Whitianga 31 Sheppard Ave 2140 Colville Rd Victoria St, Tararu 07 866 3130 T M D 07 864 8695 D 021 770 382 T M 07 868 7308 T M D riverglencoromandel.co.nz pauanuiclub.co.nz dicksonpark.co.nz colvillefarmholidays.co.nz OPOUTERE Te Puru Holiday Park Otautu Bay Farm Camp WHENUAKITE 473 Thames Coast Rd 257 Port Jackson Rd Seabreeze Holiday Park Opoutere Coastal Camping (Oct – April) 07 868 2879 T M D 07 866 6801 T M 1043/1 Tairua-Whitianga Rd, Whenuakite 460 Ohui Rd tepuruholidaypark.co.nz otautubaycamp.co.nz 07 866 3050 T M D 07 865 9152 T M D opouterebeach.co.nz Tapu Creek Campervan Park, Tapu Colville Bay Motel & Camp Ground seabreezeholidaypark.co.nz 285 Tapu-Coroglen Rd 85 Wharf Rd, Colville TAIRUA WHANGAMATA 07 868 4570 T M D 07 866 6814 T M D Tairua Campground Whangamata Motor Camp facebook.com/tapucreekcampervanpark colvillebaymotel.co.nz 4 Manaia Rd 104 Barbara Ave Tapu Camp KUAOTUNU 027 313 8148 T M D 07 865 9128 T M D 723 Thames Coast Rd, Tapu Kuaotunu Campground tairuacampground.com 07 868 4837 T M D 33 Bluff Rd, Kuaotunu (and cabins and permanent caravans) Fletcher Bay 07 866 5628 T M D Port tapucampnz.co.nz kuaotunucamp.co.nz Jackson Stony Bay DOC MOEHAU RANGE Campground KAUAERANGA VALLEY WHANGAPOUA Fantail Our fresh water is Kauaeranga Valley campsites (9) Whangapoua Holiday Park Bay PORT a precious resource (DOC) 07 867 9080 T M 1266 Whangapoua Rd CHARLES *powered and non-powered sites 07 866 5215 T M so please use E: [email protected] sparingly. Ask tourism whangapouaholidaypark.co.nz Waikawau COROMANDEL WHITIANGA Bay operators about their Coromandel TOP 10 Holiday Park Mercury Bay Holiday Park COLVILLE environmentally friendly 636 Rings Rd, Coromandel Town 121 Albert St, Whitianga practices. 0800 267 646 T M D 07 866 5579 T M D coromandeltop10.co.nz mercurybayholidaypark.co.nz Papa Aroha Tidewater Motel & Tourist Park Harbourside Holiday Park Whangapoua 270 Tiki Rd, Coromandel Town Long Bay 135 Albert St, Whitianga Kuaotunu 07 866 8888 T M 07 869 5152 T M D COROMANDEL Matarangi tidewater.co.nz harboursideholidaypark.co.nz TOWN 25 Long Bay Motor Camp Mill Creek Bird & Animal Encounters Te Kouma 3200 Long Bay Rd, Long Bay 365 Mill Creek Rd, Whitianga WHITIANGA 07 866 8720 T M D 07 866 0166 T M D Manaai longbaymotorcamp.co.nz Flaxmill millcreekbirdpark.co.nz 309 Bay Road Cooks Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park Beach Whitianga Campground HAHEI 243 Colville Rd 6 Bongard Rd, Whitianga COROMANDEL RA 07 866 8988 T M D 07 866 5834 T M D Waikawau Hot Water Beach shellybeachcoromandel.co.nz whitiangacampground.co.nz 25 COROGLEN Oamaru Bay Tourist Park WHENUAKITE FLAXMILL BAY 25 440 Colville Rd TAPU Flaxmill N 07 866 7588 GE (cabins and permanent caravans) 1031 Purangi Rd, Flaxmill Bay oamarubaytouristpark.co.nz 07 866 2386 T M D TE PURU flaxmillbay.co.nz TAIRUA COLVILLE PAUANUI COOKS BEACH Kauaeranga Valley Papa Aroha Holiday Park DOC HIKUAI Tararu 1091 Colville Rd Cooks Beach Holiday Resort INFO Broken 874 Purangi Rd CENTRE Hills 07 866 8818 T M D THAMES OPOUTERE papaaroha.co.nz 07 866 5469 T M D cooksbeachresort.co.nz Anglers Lodge Kopu 1446 Colville Rd HAHEI Matatoki 07 866 8584 T M D Hahei Holiday Resort anglers.co.nz 41 Harsant Ave Puriri Wentworth 07 866 3889 T M D Valley WHANGAMATA haheiholidays.co.nz 25 Hikutaia 4 tcdc.govt.nz/camping thecoromandel.com 5 Mackaytown Waikino WAIHI 2 Tirohia KARANGAHAKE GORGE Waitawheta Kamai Forest Park Athenree TE AROHA To Hamilton To Rotorua 80km To Tauranga 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 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 Coromandel Peninsula 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. 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. See doc.govt.nz for fees. the Waikawau Bay Lodge see: doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/coromandel 6 tcdc.govt.nz/camping 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 Kahikatea Powered site, Kauaeranga Valley • Kauaeranga Valley Road end carpark, Campsite category: Scenic Coromandel Forest Park Facilities: Power Water from stream There are no toilets in the campground as it is only for • Muriwai Walk carpark, Port Jackson self-contained, certified motorhomes. • Waikawau Beach boat ramp carpark, Shag Stream, Kauaeranga Valley Waikawau Bay Farm Park Recreation Reserve Campsite category: Scenic • Waikawau Beach access carpark (west) Facilities: Toilets Picnic Table Rubbish Bin doc.govt.nz/camping Water from stream Totara Flat,