Campsite categories
Serviced campsites
Serviced campsites have a wide range of facilities and services. Flush toilets, tap water, kitchen/cooking bench, hot showers, rubbish collection and road access for all types of vehicles. Laundry facilities, barbecues, fireplaces, cookers and picnic tables may be available
Book Serviced campsites at the nearest DOC visitor centre.
Standard campsites
Harvey Bay standard campsite,
Marlborough Sounds
Standard campsites have a more limited range of facilities and services. Toilets (usually composting or pit variety) water supply (tap, stream, or lake) and vehicle or boat access. Wood barbeques and fireplaces, showers (cold), picnic tables, a cooking shelter and rubbish bins may be provided.
Standard campsites generally can not be booked.
Basic campsites
Basic campsites have very limited facilities so you need to be fully self-sufficient. There are basic toilets and water from a tank, stream or lake. Access may be by road or boat.
Basic campsites generally can not be booked.
Backcountry campsites
Backcountry campsites have toilets and a water supply which may be from a stream. They may have picnic tables, cooking shelters or fire places.
Backcountry campsites generally can not be booked.
Great Walk campsites
All Great Walk tracks (except Milford) offer camping near huts or in designated areas. There are nearly 60 Great Walk campsites offering basic facilities including toilets, handwashing sinks and a water supply. Some have picnic tables and cooking shelters. Note that these do not include the indoor facilities provided at Great Walk huts.
Great Walk campsite bookings are usually required online or at DOC Visitor Centres.
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