Tolaga Bay Holiday Park — Attraction in North Island

Beautiful location, however park is very run down. Staff were friendly on arrival, and we had a ok spot for our tents, unfortunately the toilets closest to our plot were flooded and not cleaned during the duration of our stay, forcing us to use the facility’s in the middle of the campsite, the toilet and shower facilities are very unclean and falling apart, bits of the ceiling were hanging down, exposed pipework and wires in the bathroom.

There was no hot water for a good part of one of the days of our stay, the receptionist was quite unfriendly when we asked when the hot water would be fixed, and later we were told to read the sign at reception which said reception was closed.

Unfortunately despite the cost of the booking for our site, compared to other campsites you can tell this one is run down and the money from booking goes into the pockets of the owners instead of improvements to the campsite.

I hope in future some of the issues are resolved, as I’d love to come back to this location again, but will be looking at other campgrounds from now on.

Make sure you do any shopping before you get here, as the nearest decent grocery’s is an hour away in Gisborne, we made the mistake of travelling to the campsite first before getting grocery’s. There is a mini mart 5 mins away, but very little in the way of stock and produce, basically a...

Stayed in Tolaga Bay Holiday Park on NYE2018, which was really reasonably priced at $20/pp for a non powered tent site. You can book online too. Impressed with the facilities as soon as we walked into the office - it was well stocked with nice, attentive staff. We were given a card for entry and a wristband to denote guests from randoms. The park itself is pretty big and spacious, not crowded for the amount of people that were there. The shower was great and super clean. The kitchen doesn't have cutlery/kitchenware so bring your own. Covered outdoor areas to hang out and a little playground for pull-ups practice! The Holiday Park is right next to the beach and what a great beach it is! Had some of the best swims of the summer there. Small waves, great for learning to surf. The wharf is a pretty cool walk, great spot for astrophotography. Cooks Cove Walkway is a handy 5 mins away. We got up early for sunrise on...

Stayed in Tolaga Bay Holiday Park on NYE2018, which was really reasonably priced at $20/pp for a non powered tent site. You can book online too. Impressed with the facilities as soon as we walked into the office - it was well stocked with nice, attentive staff. We were given a card for entry and a wristband to denote guests from randoms. The park itself is pretty big and spacious, not crowded for the amount of people that were there. The shower was great and super clean. The kitchen doesn't have cutlery/kitchenware so bring your own. Covered outdoor areas to hang out and a little playground for pull-ups practice! The Holiday Park is right next to the beach and what a great beach it is! Had some of the best swims of the summer there. Small waves, great for learning to surf. The wharf is a pretty cool walk, great spot for astrophotography. Cooks Cove Walkway is a handy 5 mins away. We got up early for sunrise on...