Campground

Booms Flat campsite (DOC, Kauaeranga)

Thames, Waikato

A big riverside DOC campsite in the Kauaeranga valley where dogs are allowed on lead.

Price
About NZ$10 adult, NZ$5 child per night (check DOC)
Booking
Book ahead
Sites
65
Booms Flat campsite (DOC, Kauaeranga)
Department of Conservation · CC BY 4.0

A popular, spacious riverside camp with space for about 65, toilets and stream water. It's one of the few DOC camps on the peninsula where dogs on lead are allowed. The Pinnacles trailheads are a short drive further up the valley.

Good to know

  • Open from Labour Weekend to Easter
  • Book online or at the Kauaeranga visitor centre
  • Treat stream water before drinking
Open
Labour Weekend to Easter
Getting there
Sealed to the visitor centre, gravel beyond
Vehicles
Fine in any car
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Toilets

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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