Cobden Beachfront, Greymouth
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Cobden Beachfront, Greymouth
Self-contained vehicles only
All freedom campers are limited to three nights in any one location and ten nights overall in any calendar month
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Grey District CouncilCouncil organisation |
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South Island ▷ West Coast ▷ Greymouth |
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Reviews
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4.5/5
A good spot for a stop over.
Plenty of space for campervans, make sure to park in designated overnight spots. Incredibly clean toilets available for use.
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4.0/5
Very clean and well serviced toilets, I couldn’t believe the quality for the price of nothing!
Views across to the mountains are beautiful.
I imagine this place would fill up quickly in summer; even on a cold, rainy Monday night in September there were several vans around.
Note that the section of the carpark along the waterfront is not available for camping (signs are pretty clear). Some locals were telling me that those in charge will not hesitate to boot you out if you camp in the wrong place.
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4.5/5
This was a great place to stop!
The Wetland development was a lovely place to stroll along and watch the birdlife and, whilst brisk, the walk along the beach promenade was also worthwhile. Close enough to the township and some good spots to take in the sea views.
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3.5/5
Room for plenty of motor homes.
Awesome this type of facilities are available to travelers. Bit exposed to westerly winds off the water but it was windy for our stay and did not bother us. Was probably about 11 motor homes here last night.
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3.0/5
Wind kept us up all night shaking the van… other than that it’s good I suppose.
flat, dark, and toilets were good
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4.5/5
Great and clean toilets but too many huge RVs/caravans and buses who take up 2 spots….
Need to arrive before 5pm or don’t bother.
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4.0/5
It’s so beautiful !
Nice view on the sea 🌊
Come early, it gets full very fast. Clean toilets and outside showers.
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5.0/5
Amazing free camping area right on the beach.
Large field for kids to play in and good flush toilet block. Great sunset views and sound of the ocean all night. Kids spent hours hunting for crystals/rocks on the beach. Self contained only and is a lined carpark.
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5.0/5
Right on the beach front, signal for your phone, clean and good size toilets, a good amount of parking space and even an outdoor shower if you’re feeling brave!
View is worth it, even on a cloudy, rainy and windy day the sea views are wonderful
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4.0/5
Very close to the sea, so a bit windy.
Clean flush toilets, unfortunately, some people are too stupid to use them so they clogged up during the night -.-
Cold outdoor shower
Self contained only, somebody comes around to check
Locals don't adhere to the rules of the area, so you might get some that drive their vehicles on the beach. Otherwise it's really lovely! 40 minute walk to Greymouth centre
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5.0/5
Great spot, clean toilets.
Lots of spaces available, but did fill up the night we were there. We were blessed with great weather with little wind. Nice and quiet, someone did come and check that we were all self contained. Highly recommend,
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5.0/5
2 very clean toilets that are cleaned 2x a day + an outside shower.
Lots of space, many cars can stay here. The location is right by the beach. It was rainy and quite stormy when we were there, we woke up a few times because of the wind howling.
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4.5/5
A good spot for a stop over.
Plenty of space for campervans, make sure to park in designated overnight spots. Incredibly clean toilets available for use.
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4.0/5
Very clean and well serviced toilets, I couldn’t believe the quality for the price of nothing!
Views across to the mountains are beautiful.
I imagine this place would fill up quickly in summer; even on a cold, rainy Monday night in September there were several vans around.
Note that the section of the carpark along the waterfront is not available for camping (signs are pretty clear). Some locals were telling me that those in charge will not hesitate to boot you out if you camp in the wrong place.
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4.5/5
This was a great place to stop!
The Wetland development was a lovely place to stroll along and watch the birdlife and, whilst brisk, the walk along the beach promenade was also worthwhile. Close enough to the township and some good spots to take in the sea views.
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3.5/5
Room for plenty of motor homes.
Awesome this type of facilities are available to travelers. Bit exposed to westerly winds off the water but it was windy for our stay and did not bother us. Was probably about 11 motor homes here last night.
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3.0/5
Wind kept us up all night shaking the van… other than that it’s good I suppose.
flat, dark, and toilets were good
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4.5/5
Great and clean toilets but too many huge RVs/caravans and buses who take up 2 spots….
Need to arrive before 5pm or don’t bother.
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4.0/5
It’s so beautiful !
Nice view on the sea 🌊
Come early, it gets full very fast. Clean toilets and outside showers.
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5.0/5
Amazing free camping area right on the beach.
Large field for kids to play in and good flush toilet block. Great sunset views and sound of the ocean all night. Kids spent hours hunting for crystals/rocks on the beach. Self contained only and is a lined carpark.
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5.0/5
Right on the beach front, signal for your phone, clean and good size toilets, a good amount of parking space and even an outdoor shower if you’re feeling brave!
View is worth it, even on a cloudy, rainy and windy day the sea views are wonderful
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4.0/5
Very close to the sea, so a bit windy.
Clean flush toilets, unfortunately, some people are too stupid to use them so they clogged up during the night -.-
Cold outdoor shower
Self contained only, somebody comes around to check
Locals don't adhere to the rules of the area, so you might get some that drive their vehicles on the beach. Otherwise it's really lovely! 40 minute walk to Greymouth centre
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5.0/5
Great spot, clean toilets.
Lots of spaces available, but did fill up the night we were there. We were blessed with great weather with little wind. Nice and quiet, someone did come and check that we were all self contained. Highly recommend,
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4.0/5
Nice spot by the water, very clean (public) toilets and an outdoor (cold) shower.
Good for a night’s stay!
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4.0/5
Beautiful wee spot next to the beach, the toilet doors need a little attention as the locks are a bit funny 1 of them someone has written a note on toilet paper to not lock the door as it locks you in
and the other toilet doesn't lock properly.
The weather was pretty crappy while we were here and it's very exposed for wind and felt like our camper was going to tip over.
All in all it's a great wee spot and with good weather it would be amazing
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4.0/5
One of the two freedom camps in the harbour which are pretty the same (second one is missing in Rankers).
Nice toilets cleaned twice a day and two cold showers on each site. Quite windy. And a beautiful spot to watch the sunset!
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5.0/5
Incredible view - easy beach walk.
Toilets had hot water at the sink and very clean. Surf shower as well. Does get a bit windy as very exposed.
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4.5/5
The site is spacious - public toilets are clean, and reasonable size (2 toilets).
You are right at the beach, so staying during Autumn/Winter will mean storms and high winds. Expect your vehicle to rock slightly through the night and you might want earplugs for the drumming rain
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5.0/5
Fantastic spot to camp, right next to the sea to watch an epic sunset.
Clean toilets and really quiet. Plenty of people staying there but not packed, arrived at 7pm and easily found a spot.
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4.0/5
Une sorte de bout du monde sur le front de mer.
Perpendiculairement des places réservées à ceux qui veulent y passer la nuit.
Toilettes et lavabo propres, éclairés à l’ouverture de la porte. Douche dehors.
Une table de pique nique.
Bercés par les vagues et le vent.
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5.0/5
Brilliant place to camp.
Good clean 2x loos and beach shower. Right by the beach and Wednesday nights surf club was on (run from the building up the shipwreck breakwater). Boards can be hired in the surf shop in town.
Busy with everyone parked up in the designated spaces, got a space fine at 1830. About 2000hrs self-containment check was conducted and the official moved people from day use bays.
Shame about the rain and wind but can’t be helped!
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4.5/5
Great spot for the night.
There weren’t too many marked spots maybe 15 but there were at least 30 campers when we were there so doesn’t appear to be checked (not a complaint think it’s great people are allowed to stay), felt very safe. Toilets were clean and there were bins near the toilets.
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4.0/5
Bei gutem Wetter einfach ein Traum.
Leider waren alle freedom Plätze belegt. Es gibt aber noch jede Menge Plätze für Tagesgäste, sodass wir zumindest noch am Wasser kochen und den Sonnenuntergang genießen konnten. Danach haben wir den anderen Parkplatz in der Nähe genutzt. Der war auch ganz schön
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5.0/5
Decent car park right near the sea.
Windy as expected.
Toilets are very clean and cold shower outside.
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5.0/5
Great parking/excellent views/toilets very clean/all you need for an excellent free parking spot.
Well done to Council, thank you. Highly recommended. Shops worth a wander around.
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5.0/5
Decent amount of spaces, if everyone parks mindfully.
3 campers were double parked when I got there after dark, so I parked over past the public toilets next to the barrier. I am not sure if this is allowed, but it was raining really hard when I left so no one was coming to enjoy the beach and needing my spot. Nice ocean views and walking trails!
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4.0/5
Very exposed to elements as right beside the water.
It was relatively windy when we parked here & the campervan was swaying quite a lot during the night. There are toilets which are nice.
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5.0/5
Awesome beachfront spot.
Two clean flushing toilets and just along the road from fresh water supply and dump station. The ‘welcome freedom campers’ signs encouraged us to shop in town, well done Greymouth👏👏 We’ll be back!
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4.0/5
Nice place to stay.
Quiet. Some traffic noise from vehicles turning up. Can be a little exposed to the wind. Plenty of parking.
