Campgrounds and responsible camping | Westland District Council

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The Self-contained motor vehicles legislation is now law. We encourage responsible campers to read this information about the changes.

Westland District Council encourages campers to be responsible, treat our environment with care and respect our communities.

There are many different options for camping in the Westland District, with commercial operators, Motor Caravan Association (members sites) and Department of Conservation sites throughout the region.

Camping in non-self-contained vehicles is only permitted in sanctioned Responsible Camping Sites.

The Responsible Camping season was not funded for 2022-2023 and available free sites are in partnership with private businesses. You can find these listed under Responsible Camping Sites below. We advise considering alternative options where possible.

More information can be found below:

Responsible camping sites

Only free camping sites offered by private businesses are open:

Treetop Walkway, Hokitika
South Westland Salmon Farm, Paringa

Freedom Camping was not funded for the 2022.2023 season and the following sites are not open for freedom camping.

Okuku
Acre Creek
Beach Road
Bruce Bay
Hannahs Clearing
Jackson Bay

More information can be found below:

Non-self contained camping

Non-self contained camp sites are available at the following locations:

Treetop Walkway, Hokitika
South Westland Salmon Farm, Paringa

Also, see the other camping options tab.

Other camping options

Campers are encouraged to use the commercial operators in the area, as this provides access to dumping stations, laundry and cooking facilities that are not available at our responsible camping sites.

Some camping options are: