Waihora Park Domain Camping Ground
Motukarara
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Waihora Park Domain Camping Ground
The Waihora Park Domain is a very peaceful setting in Motukarara, near Banks Penisula on the way out to Akaroa. T It has public toilets and running water only. No power points, showers or kitchen are available. There is a good playground and plenty of room, also 2 built-in free gas BBQs. No bookings are required, and payment is either by cash or internet banking at a self-help kiosk near the entrance.
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South Island ▷ Canterbury ▷ Christchurch |
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Reviews
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4.0/5
Great spot, plenty of space to park up, clean toilets, pay as you enter in envelope rail trail close by if your keen on bike ridding bonus when the races are on next door as well👌
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0.5/5
Worst experience ever.
Caretaker is a rude obnoxious bully and spouts about people adhering to the rules but chooses who the rules will apply to. Totally unfair to treat people differently and get abusive when he is challenged. This guy would be quite at home in the Nazi regime. Total lack of respect and the worst person I have ever encountered on my travels. Needs to get some therapy and stop taking his sad life on those trying to enjoy their camping.
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5.0/5
What more do you want, especially if you are self contained.
*Good clean toilets with running water, loo paper and hand soap.*Rubbish disposal*Potable water* Even a BBQ.
Spacious with birdsong. A great clean site. Thank you
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4.5/5
Great place to stay especially with kids, 2 gas BBQ Hotplates, flushing toilets with soap and handtowels, modern playground lots of space and tree shelter.
Bargain at $10 a night per site
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4.0/5
This was our first night after getting the campervan.
It is a very nice big and quiet grass campsite. There are enough toilets, which get cleaned daily. It was a good spot to get to know the camper :-)
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4.0/5
Nice quiet, clean campsite.
Toilets, bins, BBQ and playground.
$10 per night per vehicle.
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5.0/5
Great quiet place to camp for a couple nights.
We stayed in July.
There are no powered sites available.
Good tasting clean drinking water available. Basic ablutions, but sufficient. No showers.
Plenty of room to throw ball for the dog.
There’s a picnic table and a bbq but as it was raining the whole time, we didn’t use it. Looks in good order.
Honesty box system for paying camp fees.
All in all, exactly what we were after. YMMV.
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5.0/5
A very thoughtful community run campsite.
Instructions are friendly and clear and although the amenities are basic, they are certainly good enough for this peaceful, flat spot. The plant nursery gardens are worth a look.
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4.0/5
Lovely open area surrounded by tree's.
Toilets are clean and tidy, drinking water and tank filling onsite. No shower's
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4.0/5
Lovely open space with benches, recycling facilities and bins, clean toilet block (if slightly rough around the edges), and good shelter from the wind!
Absolute bargain at $10 per vehicle, a great place to stop on the beautiful Banks Peninsula.
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4.0/5
Great spot, plenty of space to park up, clean toilets, pay as you enter in envelope rail trail close by if your keen on bike ridding bonus when the races are on next door as well👌
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0.5/5
Worst experience ever.
Caretaker is a rude obnoxious bully and spouts about people adhering to the rules but chooses who the rules will apply to. Totally unfair to treat people differently and get abusive when he is challenged. This guy would be quite at home in the Nazi regime. Total lack of respect and the worst person I have ever encountered on my travels. Needs to get some therapy and stop taking his sad life on those trying to enjoy their camping.
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5.0/5
What more do you want, especially if you are self contained.
*Good clean toilets with running water, loo paper and hand soap.*Rubbish disposal*Potable water* Even a BBQ.
Spacious with birdsong. A great clean site. Thank you
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4.5/5
Great place to stay especially with kids, 2 gas BBQ Hotplates, flushing toilets with soap and handtowels, modern playground lots of space and tree shelter.
Bargain at $10 a night per site
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4.0/5
This was our first night after getting the campervan.
It is a very nice big and quiet grass campsite. There are enough toilets, which get cleaned daily. It was a good spot to get to know the camper :-)
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4.0/5
Nice quiet, clean campsite.
Toilets, bins, BBQ and playground.
$10 per night per vehicle.
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5.0/5
Great quiet place to camp for a couple nights.
We stayed in July.
There are no powered sites available.
Good tasting clean drinking water available. Basic ablutions, but sufficient. No showers.
Plenty of room to throw ball for the dog.
There’s a picnic table and a bbq but as it was raining the whole time, we didn’t use it. Looks in good order.
Honesty box system for paying camp fees.
All in all, exactly what we were after. YMMV.
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5.0/5
A very thoughtful community run campsite.
Instructions are friendly and clear and although the amenities are basic, they are certainly good enough for this peaceful, flat spot. The plant nursery gardens are worth a look.
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4.0/5
Lovely open area surrounded by tree's.
Toilets are clean and tidy, drinking water and tank filling onsite. No shower's
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4.0/5
Lovely open space with benches, recycling facilities and bins, clean toilet block (if slightly rough around the edges), and good shelter from the wind!
Absolute bargain at $10 per vehicle, a great place to stop on the beautiful Banks Peninsula.
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4.5/5
Stunning campsite with a nice children's play ground.
Facilities are very basic but clean. No showers yet. Worthwhile for $10/night. Bring cash for the honesty box.
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5.0/5
Very spacious community owned site.
Flat and well drained there's heaps of space for all manner of running about and games. There's a nice children's playground in one corner. It has an adequate toilet and a couple of water taps but that's it. No mobile data could be had. Only $10 per night paid into an honesty box.
Why would you? It's a handy stopover between Banks Peninsula and Christchurch; quiet, roomy and relaxing; no commercial distractions nearby; only $10 per night.
Why wouldn't you? None of the facilities you'd expect on a commercial site. No data and no shops nearby.
Mark-downs? At $10 per night it would hardly be fair to complain.
Return? Yes I would return.
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5.0/5
Great place to stay.
Heaps of space to camp, toilets old but clean. Free gas bbqs, seating and a great play ground for the kids. Will be staying there again. Life boat has been fenced off.
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5.0/5
Loved this campsite - it is cheap and cheerful with good clean bathroom facilities for an evening or two there.
There is not much else in the areaso be prepared to stay on site and bring your own food/water! Plenty of options to set up under - shade, sun, away from wind etc. An easy drive to Christchurch, Akaroa or anywhere south
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5.0/5
Gorgeous spot!
Huge space for games and the gardens are fun to explore. We made the mistake of staying the night before a racing meet so sunday morning was alive and kicking with the sounds of horseraces but to be fair the kids loved that! Toilets are exceptionally clean, drinking water, free bbq and rubbish bins!! All for $10 a site!! The playground is great entertainment for the kids but the treehut is condemned unfortunatelyi Definitely recommend
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4.5/5
The bbq doesn’t works, the shower aren’t built for now, but it’s 10$/camp.
Nice site, many place, toilets ok with paper, nice nursery next, on tyr main road and easy to found.
Did the job
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4.0/5
Excellent wide open and green spot with various spaces with trees for cover.
Really pleasant ambiance, with flush toilets - old but well maintained.
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5.0/5
Great spot to spend the night, lots of space and clean facility, highly recommend this great spot between Christchurch and Akaroa.
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5.0/5
Fantastic spot to spend the night.
Lovely secluded area that seems to be well maintained. Lots of space! Big open field, there is also a corner that has trees and shrubs that gives you more privacy and freedom camping feel if that's what you're after. Very clean toilets. Also a play area that kids would love, which also has a very cute tree house! Worth the $10 if you're looking for a nice peaceful spot for the night.
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5.0/5
Great camping ground...
plenty of space so you're not on top of one another!
Free BBQ available... bring your own cleaning equipment though, as the stuff provided hasn't been replaced in a while!
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5.0/5
I cycled over Dyers Pass and Summit Road and this campsite was perfect to stay at before cycling onward, nice soft ground to put tent pegs into and nothing to complain about.
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4.5/5
Very nice toilet block with four clean toilets for the women, a fountain and soap.
For the men one toilet and outdated/dirty urinal. Lights at night. It's a very big area of grass, so you can pick a private place if you want to. We stayed at the lovely play ground, our kids loved it! The distance between the toilet block and play ground is a little bit big, but it was our own choice to stay there. There is some noise of traffic. The distance to Christchurch is half an hour, so a great place to visit Christchurch or on your way to the peninsula. The place is very cheap and I will recommend this place to everybody.
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5.0/5
Lovely welcome by Grounds Lady who was mowing lawns but took time to stop while we approached in van and waited for us to drive past and gave big smile and wave.
Beautiful clean toilets well stocked and smell very nice loved going to that building at night with lights. Grounds Lady spoke to us as she walked past said hope we enjoy our stay and asked if we had questions. We were invited to feel free to use a BBQ positioned down by the Playground free for visitors to the Waihora Domain we enjoyed cooking on it lovely change from small gas camp cooker - very big BBQ. Lovely clipped lawns lovely lady, lovely site. Hearing the water sprinkler in garden was soothing we loved it Ground Lady said she will turn off to stop risk to dampness to van but we said no we love it. We will be back $10 a night for lovely grounds really good look forward to shower units many campers stay long time then.
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