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Walk-in or boat-in to this beachside campsite on the Torrent Bay Estuary to Bark Bay section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. There is no drive on access.
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Walk-in or boat-in to this beachside campsite on the Tinline to Anchorage section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. There is no drive on access.
Fires permitted in designated fire places and only if there is no fire ban. Check rules and fire bans before you light.
Alerts Modified Date: 2024-7-20 > Chummies Track reroute
Fees
Payment with a DOC Campsite Pass is preferred. Otherwise, pay your fees with cash at the self-registration stand at the campsite or to the camp warden if present. Put the correct fee in the envelope provided and place the receipt section of the envelope on your vehicle or tent.
Adult (18+ years): $10 per night
Child (5–17 years): $5 per night
Infant (0–4 years): free
Passes
The DOC Campsite Pass can be used at this campsite.
The scenic drive to the campsite is alongside a historic goldfield. Activities nearby the site include caving, gold fossicking, picnicking, hunting and/or walking.
Bookings not required - first come, first served
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This is a walk-in campsite on the Heaphy Track. It's nestled against beech forest on a limestone outcrop. Explore the numerous caves, nooks and crannies in the area.
Bookings required.
Heaphy Track partially closed – through trips not possible except by pre-arranged helicopter transfer | Predator control for Ōpārara and Heaphy Lowland area.
This is a walk-in campsite on the Heaphy Track.
Katipo Creek Shelter Campsite
In the Great Walks season (1 Oct – 30 Apr)
New Zealand citizens and those ordinarily resident in New Zealand (and all vistors 1 May - Sep):
Adult (18+ years): $16 per person, per night
Child (17 years and under): free but booking still required
International visitors:
Adult (18+ years): $24 per person, per night
Child (17 years and under): $12 per person, per night
Proof of eligibility is required for the New Zealand rate.
This is a walk-in campsite on the Heaphy Track.
It has a grassy area for tents with coastal vistas.
Facilities and services
- Number of campers - 10
- Number of tent sites - 5
All campsites on the Heaphy Track have water from a tap and toilets that are supplied with toilet paper. Katipo Creek Shelter campsite has a long drop toilet and also sinks.
Campers are not permitted to use hut facilities.
Hut wardens move between nearby huts in the summer. As well as checking campsite bookings, they are able to provide information about the track and weather to campers.
Bookings are required all year round.
Fires are not permitted at any time. See fire rules on conservation land.
Alerts Modified Date: 2024-7-20 > Possum control operation in Upper Wairau – Rainbow area
Free to camp. Road access fees apply.
This remote campsite is a great base camp for 4WD. Fish for trout, or kayak on the river.
Bookings not required - first come, first served.
Located in Upper Wairau River area in the Nelson/Tasman region
James Mackay Campsite
This is a walk-in campsite on the Heaphy Track.
Fires permitted in designated fire places and only if there is no fire ban. Check rules and fire bans before you light.
Alerts Modified Date: 2024-6-3 > Torrent Bay bridge replacement
1 October – 30 April
New Zealand citizens and those ordinarily resident in New Zealand:
Adult (18+ years): $16 per person, per night
Child (17 years and under): Free but booking still required
International visitors:
Adult (18+ years): $24 per person, per night
Child (17 years and under): $12 person, per night
1 May – 30 September
For all visitors:
Adult (18+ years): $16 person, per night
Child (17 years and under): Free
Walk-in or boat-in to this beachside campsite on the Waiharakeke to Whariwharangi section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. There is no drive on access.
Bookings required.
Located in Abel Tasman National Park in the Nelson/Tasman region.
Alerts Modified Date: 2024-6-3 > Torrent Bay bridge replacement
Reach this beachside campsite on the Abel Tasman Coast Track by private boat. There is no drive-in or walk-in access.
Located in Abel Tasman National Park in the Nelson/Tasman region.