Freedom campingHidden gem
Pongaroa freedom campsite and domain
Pongaroa, Manawatū-Whanganui
Volunteer-run freedom campsite at Pongaroa on SH52.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
Local volunteers established a freedom campsite in the village. Pongaroa has a store, hotel and farm centre and is the base for the quiet east-Tararua roads out to Ākitio.
Good to know
- Volunteer-run so leave it clean
- SH52 is the Masterton-Waipukurau link
- Ākitio beach is about 30 km east
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed SH52 and village roads
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Facilities
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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