Start with the children's needs, then check the actual campsite layout. A playground listing is a useful question to follow up, not evidence that a campsite is safe for every family.
Campsites qualify when their detail facts contain a sourced, recorded playground note, including limitations. This is not a family-safety assessment. Missing playground information does not mean there is no playground.
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.
111 matches; 25-36 in name order.
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The Hanmer Springs holiday park's camping and accommodation lanes beside the main road and forest edge. 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
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
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Partial waterfront camp view: caravans, small roofs and an internal lane left of the road, with harbour water to 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 / DetailsWaikato
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
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Partial camp view: pool, cabin clusters and caravans above a diagonal road, with northern camping rows beyond the top edge. 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
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Caravan rows and small roofs around connected pale lanes, with a narrow watercourse and bridge above. 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© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A long gravel loop with caravans, small dark roofs and grassy centres, surrounded by roads and fields. 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
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
A curved cabin-lined lane enclosing grass, white caravans, a dark-roofed block and a colourful play area. 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
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Small cabin roofs and internal loops beside open grass and caravan rows, with a curving stream 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© LINZ + contributorsCC BY 4.0 / DetailsBay of Plenty
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Hot Water Beach's holiday-park lanes, camping rows and accommodation beside the creek and surrounding fields. 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 / DetailsWaikato
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Northland
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Partial campground view with caravan rows, looping lanes and a central lawn below open grassy hills. 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 / DetailsManawatu-Whanganui
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Partial coastal holiday park view with orderly cabin rows, camping spaces and a pool between the main road and railway. 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
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked
Aerial view
Kauri Coast's riverside camping lawns and central accommodation buildings, with the bridge and forest surroundings. 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
Playground: Playground listed
Directory label: Playground.
Source record; checked