Beautiful spot to camp. Bit confusing to get there from the main road, ignore the initial campsite sign on your left and keep following the road for 10mins or so the campground is then well signposted after the initial confusion. There is plenty of space, beautiful surroundings, nearby hikes and mountain bike tracks, a long drop with a byo toilet paper requirement, a couple of fire pits and some picnic tables. We heard and saw kakas and Kereru flying overhead. Beautiful clear sky overnight. Bring your insect repellent. Lots of tree fall on the road in and the tree trunk gorge track so...
   Read moreIt's a FREE campground with the cleanest backcountry long drop I have ever had the pleasure of using. It didn't even smell, who is this unicorn? Plenty of space for tents and several fire pits (find your own firewood). Bring your own water or walk about 15 mins to the stream (on Tree Trunks Gorge Track). Two lovely walking tracks from the campground - Tree Trunks Gorge and Pillars of Hercules. Close to Urchin and Umukarikari Tracks.
The campground is 20 mins on a gravel road, barely any potholes, surprising even for a...
   Read moreWe stayed just a night, will definitely be back. We're in a 7metre 2WD Sprinter and took the road slow, didn't have any issues as right now it's in good condition. Some of the time it is very thin though, wouldn't want to meet another us coming the other way. Campsite was lovely, not huge but we found a nice private spot. A lot of hunting going on when we were there. Had a fire, was lovely. No phone signal. Find us Insta if you're...
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