West Coast
Ballroom Overhang 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
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; 37-48 in name order.
Aerial view
A tree-dotted sandspit with small clearings, paths and roofed features separates the tidal lagoon from the pale beach and shallow bay. 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 / DetailsTasman
Bark Bay Campsite
Pets: No pets
Pets: No pets
No dogs; check DOC's separate other-pet and assistance-dog rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Tents and parked vehicles in rolling grass beside branching access tracks, with buildings at the edge of dense trees. 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 / DetailsAuckland
Barn Paddock (Karamatura Farm) Campground
Pets: No pets
Pets: No pets
Council prohibits pets in the campground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Partial campground view with tents and camping vehicles on two grassy sections around curved drives among mature trees. 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
Battle Hill Farm Forest Park Campground
Pets: No pets
Pets: No pets
Dogs are prohibited in this working-farm park.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Parallel caravan rows and internal lanes occupy a wooded roadside compound, with buildings and a smaller grassy camping area 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 2023-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Bay Of Islands Campervan 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
Aerial view
A tree-lined river borders grassy camping areas with caravans, looping drives, grouped buildings and a small blue pool; paddocks lie 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 2023-2025© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsNorthland
Bay of Islands 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
Marlborough
Bay of Many Coves 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 narrow grassy camping compound with caravans, small roofs and an internal drive sits between residential streets and garden plots. 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
Baylys Beach 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
Aerial view
A small green enclosure and pale-roofed structure on a triangular lakeside point, reached by a shoreline track. 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 2017-2019© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Beach Point at Walter Peak 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 partial camping section with many caravan rows and curved lanes above a road junction, beside wooded shoreline. 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 / DetailsTasman
Bethany Park
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets: Conditions apply
Pets are welcome after Waitangi weekend through 15 December. Keep them on a leash, clean up after them and prevent disturbance. No animals in kitchens, other buildings or accommodation; confirm the allocated camping area.
Source record; checked
Manawatu-Whanganui
Bettjemann 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 small green clearing with pale rectangular pads amid dense forest, below a winding stream. 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 2021-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsWaikato
Billygoat Basin 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
Walking-track conditions
1529 matches; 37-48 in name order.
Aerial view
A slim outlined route follows a long central mountain valley, with strongly folded green ridges to the left and a geometric patchwork of farmland to the right. 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 2023-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsSouthland
Aparima Hut to Princhester Saddle 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 pale diagonal route crosses dense blue-green woodland along a narrow valley, meeting a broad tan river flat with meandering dark channels on the right. 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 2015-2017© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsSouthland
Aparima Huts/Spence Burn Junction Route
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
An outlined route runs down a central wooded valley toward green flats and braided channels, between deeply shaded mountains on the left and rectangular fields on the right. 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 2023-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsSouthland
Aparima River Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Arahura and Styx Valleys, just north of Harman Hut. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: George Moon / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsWest Coast
Arahura and Styx valleys 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 pale outlined route angles across reddish-brown saltmarsh beside branching muddy tidal channels, with a few houses and a road along the top edge. 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 2023-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Aramoana Saltmarsh Walking Track
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Arataki Track. 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 / DetailsWaikato
Arataki 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.
Source record; checked
Visitors watch from the bridge and the first lookout point as the dam gates open and fill the rapids. Photograph of the named location or its documented route feature. Capture date not supplied; not a live view of current conditions.
Photo: Nate Wallace / Department of Conservation (NZ) / CC BY 4.0 / DetailsCentral North Island
Aratiatia Rapids Lookout Walk
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 short angular mapped route climbs a forested lakeside slope toward houses at upper right, above a curving shore road and deep-blue 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 2017-2019© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsOtago
Arawata Bridle Track
Dogs: Dogs on a leash only. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: Dogs on a leash only. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Forested headlands and blue-green bays with a winding coastal 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 2023-2024© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsMarlborough
Archer 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.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
An elongated route outline wraps around a green hill between winding river channels, pale gravel bars and densely wooded slopes. 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
Arcus Loop Track
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 forested river bend and dam structures below an angular mint loop. 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
Arnold River Dam Walk
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Dogs: No dogs. Other pets on conservation land rules.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A slender pale route winds horizontally through densely textured green forest, with a small tan clearing immediately above its left-hand end. 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 / DetailsGisborne
Arohaki Lagoon 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.
Source record; checked