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Cookson Cottage (Kauaeranga Valley)
Thames, Waikato
Eight-bed DOC cottage beside Kauri Cottage, in bush near the Kauaeranga Visitor Centre.
- Price
- From NZ$161 per night (May to Sep)
- Booking
- Book ahead
- Sites
- 8
A self-catering DOC cottage with bunk rooms, a heat pump and a shared lawn, set among forest walks of 20 minutes to a full day. Good for a group wanting a roof near the Pinnacles trailheads.
Good to know
- Two night minimum and NZ$50 cleaning fee
- Bring bedding and towels
- Keys from the visitor centre, check-in after 3pm
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed then gravel valley road
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Facilities
- Kitchen
- Showers
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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