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Dog 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; 301-312 in name order.

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  • Aerial view of Nelson City TOP 10 Holiday Park and its immediate surroundings, from the 2025 LINZ imagery survey.

    Aerial view

    Nelson City's compact holiday park sits between Vanguard Street and a wooded stream corridor, with cabin and caravan rows amid the surrounding neighbourhood. 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 / Details

    Nelson

    Nelson City TOP 10 Holiday Park

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Pets require prior agreement with this park. Call before booking to confirm your dates, animal and accommodation category; seasonal, breed and site restrictions may apply.

    Source record; checked

  • Aerial view of Ngaherenga Campsite and its immediate surroundings, from the 2025 LINZ imagery survey.

    Aerial view

    A narrow grassy campsite beside a gravel road, with a camper at the forest edge and open 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 2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details

    Waikato

    Ngaherenga Campsite

    Pets: No pets

    Pets: No pets

    No dogs; other pets require checking DOC's separate rules. Confirm assistance-dog arrangements with DOC.

    Source record; checked

  • Aerial view of North South Holiday Park and its immediate surroundings, from the 2025 LINZ imagery survey.

    Aerial view

    North South Holiday Park's caravan lanes, cabin rows and colourful play area sit above the highway, with the roundabout and commercial neighbours in the wider view. 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 / Details

    Canterbury

    North South Holiday Park

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Pets are welcome on powered and non-powered sites with advance notice in the booking notes. The operator lists no pet fee for campsites. Pets cannot enter shared kitchens, bathrooms, dining areas or laundry rooms; pet-friendly rooms have separate fees and conditions.

    Source record; checked

  • Marlborough

    Nydia Campsite

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Dogs require a DOC permit. Obtain the correct permit from the local DOC office before travelling; a campsite booking is not a dog permit.

    Source record; checked

  • Aerial view of Oakura Beach Holiday Park and its immediate surroundings, from the 2022 LINZ imagery survey.

    Aerial view

    Partial coastal campground view with caravan rows and curved lanes behind the beach, near a stream outlet. 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 2022© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details

    Taranaki

    Oakura Beach Holiday Park

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Pets: Conditions apply

    No pets from 20 December through Waitangi weekend. At other times keep pets controlled and attended, clean up after them and keep them off furniture. Confirm the appropriate booking category directly.

    Source record; checked

  • Aerial view of Oamaru TOP 10 Holiday Park and its immediate surroundings, from the 2023-2024 LINZ imagery survey.

    Aerial view

    Oamaru's holiday-park accommodation, camping bays and play area lie below Chelmer Street beside the wooded creek and neighbouring recreation grounds. 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 2023-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / Details

    Otago

    Oamaru TOP 10 Holiday Park

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Pets: Conditions apply

    Pets are accepted by prior arrangement. Confirm approval for your animal, travel dates and campsite category directly before booking; detailed seasonal and accommodation restrictions are not confirmed.

    Source record; checked

Walking-track conditions

1529 matches; 301-312 in name order.

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