Manawatu-Whanganui
Poukaria Campsite
Pets: No pets
Pets: No pets
DOC states dogs are not permitted. Assistance-dog and other-pet arrangements require confirmation with DOC.
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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; 373-384 in name order.
Aerial view
A small grassy clearing within a roadside gravel loop, backed by bush near a bridge and stony river channel. 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 / DetailsMarlborough
Puhi Puhi Campsite
Pets: No pets
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
Leafy camping compound with campervans, cabins and grassy spaces beside a curved road, with fields and an orchard beyond. 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 2023-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Pukenui Holiday Park
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets: Conditions apply
Book your pets in with the park. Pets are accepted subject to a refundable damage and cleanliness bond, but cannot enter communal kitchens or the poolroom. Confirm the allocated site and accommodation conditions directly.
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Aerial view
Forest-edge camping grass, roofed facilities and a curving internal drive beside a narrow road through Puketi. 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 2023-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Puketi Recreation Area Campsite
Pets: No pets
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 view of Punakaiki Beach Camp, with looping lanes, grassy pitches and small buildings behind the coastal vegetation strip. 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 2024-2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsWest Coast
Punakaiki Beach Camp
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets: Conditions apply
Dogs are accepted on campsites only, except 20 December to 20 January, Waitangi weekend and Easter weekend. Keep dogs leashed and within your site, walking through camp only to enter or leave. No dogs in cabins, holiday houses or campground facilities.
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Aerial view
A grassy coastal camping clearing and access track beside Purakaunui Bay's sand beach and wooded slopes. 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
Purakaunui Bay Campsite
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets: Conditions apply
Dogs on a leash only; nearby tracks and other pets have separate rules.
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Aerial view
A bay-front campground with green grass strips, looping roads, tree rows and a few vehicles near the upper approach. 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 2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Puriri Bay (Whangaruru North Head) Campsite
Pets: No pets
Pets: No pets
DOC states dogs are not permitted. Assistance-dog and other-pet arrangements require confirmation with DOC.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A riverside camping strip with white vehicles, small roofs and a curving lane, beside dense woodland and a bridge approach farther 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 2021-2022© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui
Putai Ngahere Domain (Vinegar Hill)
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets: Conditions apply
Dogs must be leashed from Labour Weekend to Easter.
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Aerial view
A narrow grassy camping and access strip beside forest, with a larger parking area and a broad gravel riverbed below. 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 / DetailsWellington
Putangirua Pinnacles Campsite
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets: Conditions apply
Dogs must be kept on a leash. Check the rules for nearby tracks separately; this is not permission for other pets.
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Marlborough
Putanui Point Campsite
Pets: No pets
Pets: No pets
DOC states dogs are not permitted. Assistance-dog and other-pet arrangements require confirmation with DOC.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Creeksyde's internal camping lanes and accommodation buildings within the Queenstown street network. 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 2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Queenstown Holiday Park Creeksyde
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets: Conditions apply
Campsite pets require management approval and registration at reception. Keep them supervised and restrained or securely contained. No pets in units or communal facilities; clean up after them.
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Aerial view
The Queenstown TOP 10 camping and accommodation area between the roads at Arthurs Point. 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 2026© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Queenstown TOP 10 Holiday Park
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets require express manager approval before arrival and are accepted only at selected times of year. Complete the pet-policy form at check-in. No pets in accommodation or communal facilities.
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Walking-track conditions
1529 matches; 373-384 in name order.
View from the Haast Pass lookout. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Haast Pass Lookout Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Hacket Hut Track. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Brian Dobbie / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsMarlborough
Hacket Track
Dogs: view conditions
Dogs: Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Aerial view
A diagonal indicative trace follows the edge of dense woodland beside scattered houses and fields, below a large terraced quarry-like excavation. 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
Hakarimata Rail Trail
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Aerial view
A winding indicative trace crosses a wooded hillside toward a dense town edge on the right, below a broad pale excavation near the top. 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
Hakarimata Summit Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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The view the upper Hakarimata viewpoint. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Yugdeep Thapa / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsWaikato
Hakarimata Walkway
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Aerial view
A long north-south indicative trace follows a folded hill belt between extensive patchwork farmland, darker forest parcels and water near the side edges. 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
Hapuakohe Walkway
Dogs: view conditions
Dogs: Dogs with a DOC permit for recreational hunting or management purposes only. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Aerial view
A large angular indicative outline crosses estuary-side vegetation, with a short spur toward dark water and two nearby endpoints beside a straight road. 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
Hapuka Estuary Walk
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Grass covered track in Hāpūpū forest. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Jess MacKenzie / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsChatham Islands
Hāpūpū/J.M. Barker Historic Reserve Walk
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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 / DetailsAuckland
Harataonga Coastal Walkway
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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View from the Harataonga Loop Track. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Tania Wysocki / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsAuckland
Harataonga Loop Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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
Harihari Coastal Walkway
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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Harman Pass. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsCanterbury
Harman Pass Route
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
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