CampgroundHidden gem

The Bluff Camping Ground

Bluff, Southland

Harbourside ex-army base in Bluff, watching freighters and oyster boats slip past at night.

Cost
Paid
Booking
Best to book
The Bluff Camping Ground
Thomas Berwing · CC BY-SA 4.0

A camping ground at 21 Gregory Street with powered sites, hard-surface and grass sites for motorhomes, and cabins. Free high-pressure showers, a big kitchen and dining room, and a play area are provided. Night views look over the water to Tiwai Point and a constant stream of ships.

Good to know

  • Started life as a WWII Home Guard base
  • Enquire via the website form
  • Bluff oysters are in season March to August
Open
All year
Getting there
Sealed road, 21 Gregory Street off Marine Parade
Vehicles
Campervans fine

Facilities

  • Kitchen
  • Laundry
  • Powered sites
  • Showers
  • Toilets

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