James Mackay Campsite

About this campsite

This is one of nine Great Walk campsites on the Heaphy Track.

It's situated on the edge of Mackay Downs in low forest and has distant views of the Tasman Sea and Heaphy River mouth, 15 km to the west and 750 m below.

Facilities and services

• Number of campers – 10
• Number of tent sites – 5

All campsites on the Heaphy Track have water from a tap and toilets that are supplied with toilet paper. James Mackay campsite has a flush toilet and also sinks. The campsite has wooden platforms for tent sites.

Campers are not permitted to use hut facilities.

Hut rangers move between nearby huts in the summer. As well as checking campsite bookings, they are able to provide campers with information about the track and weather.

Facilities

Non-powered/tent sites, Toilets - flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Toilets, Water supply

Fees and bookings

Fees

Prices are per person, per night. NZ rates are for New Zealand visitors and INT rates are for international visitors.

Date range

Adult NZ
18 + years

Adult INT
18+ years

Child NZ
5 to 17 years

Child INT
0 to 17 years

Infant NZ
0 to 4 years

1 October – 30 April

$19

$28

$9

$14

Free

1 May – 30 September

$19

$19

$9

$9

Free

is required for the New Zealand rate.

The DOC Campsite Pass cannot be used at this campsite. 

Bookings

More details

Access: Foot, Mountain bike

Landscape: Coastal, Rivers and lakes

Dogs: No dogs.

Sites: 0 powered, 4 unpowered

Trails

James Mackay Campsite can be accessed on the trails Heaphy West to East and Heaphy East to West from our trail directory.