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.
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.
560 matches; 217-228 in name order.
Tents at Lake Rerewhakaaitu's Ash Pit Road campsite in November 2012, identified from the photographer's campsite description and geotag. This time-exposure photograph records star and torch-light trails; it does not show current campsite conditions.
Photo: Tristan Schmurr / CC BY 2.0 / DetailsBay of Plenty
Pets: No pets
No dogs.
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Aerial view
The Brett Road campsite forms a narrow tree-lined camping strip on Lake Rerewhakaaitu, with parked campers beside the bay and farmland across the road. Historical aerial imagery includes adjacent land; it is not a current pitch plan or surveyed park boundary. Cropped and converted to WebP from LINZ Basemaps.
Aerial view 2024-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsBay of Plenty
Pets: No pets
No dogs.
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Area context
Lake Rotoroa and its surrounding mountains on 27 July 2019. Regional lake scenery, not a photograph of Lake Rotoroa Campsite or its pitches.
Photo: Michal Klajban / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Details
Aerial view
Broad campground with looping roads, numerous caravans and cabin groups, scattered trees and shared buildings. Historical aerial imagery includes adjacent land; it is not a current pitch plan or surveyed park boundary. Cropped and converted to WebP from LINZ Basemaps.
Aerial view 2025-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Pets: Conditions apply
Dogs are welcome but must sleep in the owner's vehicle overnight. No dogs in cabins or any park building. Confirm your sleeping setup before booking; do not assume a tent-only pet stay is permitted.
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Aerial view
Broad grass camping clearings and internal tracks at the forest edge, with the Tarawera outlet channel along the left. Historical aerial imagery includes adjacent land; it is not a current pitch plan or surveyed park boundary. Cropped and converted to WebP from LINZ Basemaps.
Aerial view 2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsBay of Plenty
Pets: No pets
No dogs; other pets require checking DOC's separate rules. Confirm assistance-dog arrangements with DOC.
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Area context
Lake Taylor. Local surroundings shown, not a verified view of the camping pitches or named trail section. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Ayesha Harnett / CC BY 2.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Pets: Conditions apply
Dogs on a leash only; nearby tracks and other pets have separate rules.
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Lake Tennyson Campsite. DOC identifies this photograph with the named campsite; it is not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Bev Bacon / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsMarlborough
Pets: No pets
DOC states dogs are not permitted. Assistance-dog and other-pet arrangements require confirmation with DOC.
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Aerial view
Lake Tutira's grassy entrance-side camping area and curving access road between two stretches of lake shore. Historical aerial imagery includes adjacent land; it is not a current pitch plan or surveyed park boundary. Cropped and converted to WebP from LINZ Basemaps.
Aerial view 2025-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsHawke's Bay
Pets: No pets
No dogs; other pets require checking DOC's separate rules. Confirm assistance-dog arrangements with DOC.
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Aerial view
Partial lakeside campground with caravan rows enclosing grassy areas and connected lanes along the shore. Historical aerial imagery includes adjacent land; it is not a current pitch plan or surveyed park boundary. Cropped and converted to WebP from LINZ Basemaps.
Aerial view 2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Pets: Conditions apply
Notify the park when booking; dogs need vaccination and registration evidence and must be leashed and kept out of buildings.
Source record; checked
Canterbury
Pets: Conditions apply
Book a designated dog-friendly powered or non-powered site in advance; spaces are limited. No dogs from 15 December to 15 January. Dogs cannot accompany bookings for indoor accommodation, even if left in a vehicle.
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Hawke's Bay
Pets: No pets
DOC states dogs are not permitted. Assistance-dog and other-pet arrangements require confirmation with DOC.
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Aerial view
Caravans around curved internal lanes beside a coastal tree belt, with a pale beach and surf at the right. Historical aerial imagery includes adjacent land; it is not a current pitch plan or surveyed park boundary. Cropped and converted to WebP from LINZ Basemaps.
Aerial view 2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Pets: Conditions apply
Dogs are welcome year-round, including school holidays, with camp-management permission. Keep dogs on short leads and away from camp facilities. Two fenced Premium Dog Sites are separately bookable; do not assume every site is fenced.
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1529 matches; 217-228 in name order.
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Dry slopes and dark wooded gullies beside a blue lake and pale shoreline road, crossed by an indicative line with pronounced bends at both ends. 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 2017-2019© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Aerial view
Snow-streaked mountain slopes meet dark forest along a winding 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© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Dogs: Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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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
Dogs: Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Aerial view
A dark wooded hillside adjoining open scrub and a curving road, with an indicative bent line running from the lower-left forest toward upper-right open ground. 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© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Dogs: Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. 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
Dogs: Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A pale winding corridor through dense forest with a sparse diagonal 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 2024-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsWest Coast
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Area context
View from Croesus Track. Published in DOC's Croesus Track guide. Photograph date not supplied; this is route-area context, not a verified trailhead or current-condition photograph.
Photo: Ben Williams / CC BY 2.0 / DetailsWest Coast
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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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 / DetailsWest Coast
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Aerial overview of forested slopes and adjoining pasture, with separate mapped line sections retained. 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 / DetailsBay of Plenty
Dogs: Dogs on a leash only. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Aerial view
Aerial overview of open mountain slopes, dark forest patches and a river valley beneath the mapped route. 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 2017-2019© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Dogs: Dogs on a leash only. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Dark forested slopes with a long angular mint line and a pale side 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 2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Dogs: Dogs allowed. Keep dog under control at all times. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Area context
View of Pelorus Sound from the Cullen Point Coastal Track. Local surroundings shown, not a verified view of the camping pitches or named trail section. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsMarlborough
Dogs: DOC permit required
Contact the nearest DOC office for a permit.
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