Pelorus Bridge Campground

About this campsite

Facilities and services

• Hot showers for campers only- cost is $1 per 4 minutes. 
• Communal, wheelchair accessible kitchen with gas stoves at Kahikatea Flat (non-powered sites) only. Bring your own chilly bin, BBQ, pots, pans, crockery and cutlery. Powered sites are across the river from the kitchen block at Kahikatea Flat, see the camp maps.
• Wheelchair accessible shower and toilet blocks at both Kahikatea Flat and the powered sites.
• The main campground has flush toilets but those at the Totara Flats picnic area are non-flush.
• Washing machine – cost is $6 per cycle (3 x $2 coins).
• Dryer - cost is $6 per cycle (3 x $2 coins).
• Public card phone onsite. Mobile phone coverage highly variable.
• There are no power points for charging phones or other devices in the camp kitchen.
• There is no dump station at this site – the nearest dump station is at the service station in Havelock.

Office hours

• 9.30 am – 3 pm daily

Bookings are required. The computer in the office window is always available to campers who have not made a booking. Once booked, you can receive facility door codes by ringing the doorbell.

If the office is closed upon your arrival, and it is after 2 pm you may proceed directly to your campsite. Return for code and check in during open hours. Check-out is by 10 am.

Staff may be on site and able to assist at additional times subject to availability – ring the doorbell. 

Campground maps

These maps detail specific parts of the campground:

Facilities

Cookers/electric stove, Non-powered/tent sites, Phone, Powered sites, Shelter for cooking, Shower - hot, Toilets - flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Wheelchair accessible, Toilets, Water supply

Activities

Fishing, Kayaking and canoeing, Swimming, Walking and tramping

Fees and bookings

Fees

9 February to 25 December

• Adult (18+ years): $25 per night
• Child (5 - 17 years): $12.50 per night
• Infant (0 - 4 years): free

26 December to 8 February

• Adult (18+ years): $27 per night
• Child (5 - 17 years): $13.50 per night
• Infant (0 - 4 years): free

Passes

The can be used at this campsite except between 26 December to 8 February inclusive.

Campsite Pass bookings must be booked online before occupying a site. If you do not book, bookings may be made by campground staff (if present) and will incur a $10 service charge. Sites may not be available if you do not book. 

Pelorus Bridge (Kahikatea Flat) Campground does not have the $3 fee for Campsite Pass users booking powered sites.

Te Araroa – The Trail Pass

Te Araroa Trail walkers should register and purchase the .

Bookings

Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2027.

• If no availability shows online for your dates, the campsite is fully booked.
• No spaces are kept for campers arriving without a booking.
• Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
• Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.

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Book well in advance for the peak period from 1 December - 28 February and for public holiday weekends.

A $10 service fee applies to phone and in-person booking. This is a limited service – book online first. An in-person booking is dependent on there being space available. 

Email bookings are not available for this campsite.

A minimum 3-night stay applies 24 – 31 December. A minimum site charge of 2 adults applies from 27 December to 11 January.

More details

Access: Campervan, Car, Caravan

Landscape: Forest, Rivers and lakes

Dogs: No dogs.

Sites: 14 powered, 40 unpowered

Trails

Pelorus Bridge Campground can be accessed on the trail Trig K Clockwise from our trail directory.