Illustrative
Walkers on Mangawhai Cliffs Walkway, with the Northland coast below. Not a verified photograph of the place or itinerary in this guide.
Photo: Fraser Rudman / Department of Conservation / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsDog conditions for campsites and walks
Check the rule for every overnight stop and walking track separately. These records include places where dogs are prohibited; appearing here is not permission to bring a dog.
Planning checklist & guides
Before you choose
- Read the full rule, including bans, lead requirements and permits.
- Confirm restrictions for your dates and accommodation category.
- Ask the land manager about assistance-dog arrangements separately.
Planning guides
What qualifies
Campsites qualify with sourced pet rules marked yes, no or conditional. Tracks qualify with a sourced, recorded dog-policy fact. Unknowns are excluded, and prohibitions are deliberately retained.
All 648 published campsite records, 1589 walking-track records and 26 trip plans are considered against the relevant criteria. Campsites with a closed notice are excluded. Seasonal and access notices remain visible; inclusion does not confirm that a place is open.
Each page shows up to 12 matches per group in name order (A-Z), not a ranking. Use the page links to browse every match. Groups share a page number; shorter groups finish earlier. Full finders also include records outside this topic. Source wording and check dates are retained here and on record pages, not live availability checks.
Campsite conditions
560 matches.
No further matches in this group. Earlier pages contain its records.
Walking-track conditions
1529 matches; 1405-1416 in name order.
Aerial view
An indicative trace bends from a pale clearing across forested ridges toward the upper-right interior. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2021-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsWaikato
Waikawau Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Waikiti River. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Bryan Annandale / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsWest Coast
Waikiti Route
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A small open indicative outline borders a lower pond while a separate long trace crosses hills east of the larger lake. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2025-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsHawke's Bay
Waikōpiro Loop Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A long indicative trace crosses a steep green ridge belt and descends to a broad wooded slope above irregular pasture. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2023-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Waimā Main Range Track
Dogs: view conditions
Dogs: Dogs with a DOC permit for recreational hunting or management purposes only. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Illustrative
General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsCanterbury
Waimakariri Falls Hut to Rolleston River
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Illustrative
General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsNorthland
Waimamaku Coastal Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Illustrative
General backpacking illustration; location unverified. This is not a photograph of the named route or evidence of its terrain, condition or difficulty.
Photo: Cody Black / Unsplash License / DetailsGisborne
Waimana Valley tracks
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A broad green forest block crossed by a long angular diagonal line. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2021-2022© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsTaranaki
Waimoku Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A narrow north-south indicative trace follows a dark forested mountain valley below pale ridges on the left. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2025-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsWellington
Waingawa River Track (Mitre Flats to Cow Creek)
Dogs: view conditions
Dogs: Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A branching indicative network and separate diagonal segment traverse wooded gullies above a small access clearing. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2021-2022© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsTaranaki
Waingongoro Hut tracks
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A wooded valley below pasture with a short winding mint overlay. Historical aerial imagery with indicative DOC mapped geometry; it may be incomplete or out of date and is not for navigation. This is not a guarantee of the complete or current walk. Not a navigation map or confirmation of access. Cropped, overlaid and converted to WebP.
Aerial view 2024-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsTasman
Wainui Falls Track
Dogs: No dogs
Dogs: No dogs
Check DOC for assistance-dog arrangements; this is not a general pet-access rule.
Source record; checked