Last Updated: 27th Jul 2026
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Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Campsite DOC Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park
Last Updated: 27th Jul 2026
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460m
-38.72201, 176.68017
The camp is on the site of an old track cutter’s camp, this is a good place to stop for lunch. There is a newly erected picnic shelter with a fireplace. Water is available both from a tank and from the stream at the southern end of the clearing.
Just past the shelter are striking pumice cliffs.
Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans), Non-powered/tent sites, Water from stream, Toilets - non-flush, Toilets, Water supply
Walking and tramping
Free.
Access: Foot
Landscape: Forest, Rivers and lakes
Dogs: Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit.
Sites: 0 powered, 0 unpowered
Verns Camp can be accessed on the trails Whirinaki Long Loop and Mangamate Loop from our trail directory.
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