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324 campsites in our collection

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  • Tents and camping vehicles among trees behind the beach at French Pass Campsite, seen from the sea.

    View of the French Pass campsite from the sea. This source photograph has no verified capture date and does not establish current conditions or availability.

    Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Marlborough DOC campsite

    French Pass Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • No pets
    • Showers
    • Toilets

    From NZ$18 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Gravel arrival area, timber buildings, information signs and low vegetation at Gillespies Beach campground.

    The arrival and facilities area at Gillespies Beach campground, photographed on 3 October 2023. This historical view does not establish today's layout, facilities or available camping spaces.

    Photo: Marshelec / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Details

    West Coast DOC campsite

    Gillespies Beach Campsite

    Tent

    • Pets: conditions apply
    • No campfires
    • Toilets

    From NZ$18 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Elevated view of grass, gravel tracks, picnic tables and a green-roofed building at Glencoe Campsite.

    The grassy camping ground, tracks and building at Glencoe Campsite, viewed from above. Capture date unknown; this photograph does not establish current facilities, conditions, access or availability.

    Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Otago DOC campsite

    Glencoe Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • Pets: conditions apply
    • Toilets

    From NZ$15 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-10-01. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    West Coast DOC campsite

    Goldsborough Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • Pets: conditions apply
    • No campfires
    • Toilets

    From NZ$10 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Gouland Downs campsite.

    Gouland Downs campsite. DOC identifies this photograph with the named campsite; it is not a live view of current conditions.

    Photo: Crystal Brindle / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Tasman DOC campsite

    Gouland Downs Campsite

    Tent

    • No pets
    • Toilets
    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Current rates are available from the operator.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Wellington DOC campsite

    Graces Stream Campsite

    Check stay types

    Site notes

    Confirm camping style with park

    Confirm with the operator: pets, campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Current rates are available from the operator.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Otago DOC campsite

    Greenstone Campsite (lawn at hut)

    Check stay types

    • No pets
    • Toilets
    Site notes

    Confirm camping style with park

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Current rates are available from the operator.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Otago DOC campsite

    Greenstone Saddle Campsite

    Check stay types

    • No pets
    • Toilets
    Site notes

    Confirm camping style with park

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Current rates are available from the operator.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Fiordland DOC campsite

    Hall Arm Campsite

    Tent

    • No pets
    • Toilets

    No overnight fee

    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    West Coast DOC campsite

    Hans Bay - Lake Kaniere Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • Pets: conditions apply
    • No campfires
    • Toilets

    From NZ$15 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Grass camping ground, trees and a small service building at Harataonga Campsite on Aotea Great Barrier Island.

    Harataonga Campsite. This source photograph has no verified capture date and does not establish current conditions or availability.

    Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Auckland DOC campsite

    Harataonga Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • No pets
    • No campfires
    • Showers
    • Toilets

    From NZ$18 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • A grey and red tent, camping chair, other tents and vehicles on grass at Harvey Bay Campsite.

    Tents and vehicles in the grassy camping area at Harvey Bay. Photograph date not supplied by DOC.

    Photo: Laura Honey / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Marlborough DOC campsite

    Harvey Bay Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • No pets
    • No campfires
    • Toilets

    From NZ$10 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Stone-and-timber shelter, small green structure and gravel clearing at the forest edge at Hawdon Shelter Campsite.

    The shelter and adjoining clearing at Hawdon Shelter Campsite; a site-detail view, not a view of occupied pitches. Capture date unknown; this photograph does not establish current facilities, conditions or availability.

    Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Canterbury DOC campsite

    Hawdon Shelter Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • No pets
    • Toilets

    From NZ$10 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • View of Heaphy Hut and Heaphy campsite.

    View of Heaphy Hut and Heaphy campsite. DOC identifies this photograph with the named campsite; it is not a live view of current conditions.

    Photo: Amy Rutledge / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Tasman DOC campsite

    Heaphy Campsite

    Tent

    • No pets
    • Toilets
    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Current rates are available from the operator.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Manawatu-Whanganui DOC campsite

    Hellawell's Campsite

    Check stay types

    • No pets
    • Toilets
    Site notes

    Confirm camping style with park

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Current rates are available from the operator.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Southland DOC campsite

    Henry Creek Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • No pets
    • Toilets

    From NZ$18 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Campervans on grass beside forest at Holdsworth Campsite, with a person walking a dog on a lead.

    A morning scene at Holdsworth Campsite. Photograph date not supplied by the source page; current rules and conditions should be checked separately.

    Photo: Benhi Dixon / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Details

    Wellington DOC campsite

    Holdsworth Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • Campfires subject to rules
    • Toilets

    From NZ$10 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: pets, hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Taranaki DOC campsite

    Holly Hut Campsite

    Tent

    • No pets
    • Toilets

    From NZ$10 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Auckland DOC campsite

    Home Bay Campsite, Motutapu Island

    Tent

    • No pets
    • Toilets

    From NZ$10 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: campfires. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Corrugated-metal building with a chimney and open doorway at Homestead Campsite.

    The building pictured by DOC at Homestead Campsite; a site-detail view, not a photograph of camping pitches. Capture date unknown; this photograph does not establish current facilities, conditions or availability.

    Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / Details

    Otago DOC campsite

    Homestead Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • Pets: conditions apply
    • No campfires
    • Toilets

    No overnight fee

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Bay of Plenty DOC campsite

    Hot Water Beach Campsite, Lake Tarawera

    Tent

    • No pets
    • No campfires
    • Toilets

    From NZ$18 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: hot showers. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-09-26. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Tents and a campervan on a grassy clearing surrounded by dense forest.

    Hotoritori Campsite. DOC identifies this photograph with the named campsite; it is not a live view of current conditions.

    Photo: Dave Fisher / CC BY 2.0 / Details

    Waikato DOC campsite

    Hotoritori Campsite

    Tent / Campervan +1

    • Pets: conditions apply
    • Toilets

    From NZ$10 / adult / night, non-powered

    Site notes

    Tent / Campervan / Caravan

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • AI-generated cartoon of a green and coral tent with trees and distant hills; not a photograph of this campsite.
    AI illustration

    Generic AI-generated camping artwork, not a photograph of this campsite. It does not represent the site's actual landscape, pitches or facilities.

    Artwork: Outdoor Next / AI-generated artwork / AI-generated illustration / Details

    Bay of Plenty DOC campsite

    Humphries Bay Campsite

    Tent

    • No pets
    • Toilets

    No overnight fee

    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

  • Iris Burn Campsite.

    Iris Burn Campsite. DOC identifies this photograph with the named campsite; it is not a live view of current conditions.

    Photo: Ruth McKie / CC BY 2.0 / Details

    Fiordland DOC campsite

    Iris Burn Campsite

    Tent

    • No pets
    • Toilets
    Site notes

    Tent

    Confirm with the operator: campfires, hot showers, powered sites. Unlisted facilities are not necessarily unavailable.

    Current rates are available from the operator.

    Site checked 2026-10-08. Conditions in guide.

    Location reference & source

    Distances use reference points, not verified entrances.

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