Rakaia Gorge Campground

Awesome place, super cheap, and lots to do. Showers are on a 4 minute timer, heated by gas, with great pressure. Long drops, and modern water toilets near the kitchen area.

Five stars for Vince the campground manager alone! This was a great location and quiet site in the heart of Rakaia Gorge, a lovely area of NZ. This is the only place we ended up staying two nights in our whole 6 weeks travelling around NZ. The site was still operating on Winter facilities so there were no hot showers available. Very handy location to Mount Hutt. Great for stargazing too. Vince was very lovely, friendly and gave us good recommendations. He also looked out for us as we were two young(ish) girls travelling together which means a lot and is not something we encountered elsewhere on our travels. When I'm back in NZ again I will definitely be back and can't wait to see it in the summer.

Spectacular location to camp. Very well maintained grounds with lots of hedges which provide privacy and cover from the wind. Andre and Lisa are super nice, warm welcoming site managers. 5-stars!

Hot showers, flushable toilets, sinks, very well kept grounds. Pretty views of the Gorge and plenty of room for each campsite. No reservation needed just showed up and the camp manager allocated spots so that our view wasnt obstructed <3

One of the most amazing campgrounds in New Zealand we‘ve been so far. View is stunning and the people who run this place are just amazing and awesome. If you expect a five star campground you will be disappointed but it has hot showers and a place to do the dishes. I recommend to come in early to get a spot with a view over the gorge.

Great spot. Lots of space for camper vans and tents. Nice facilities with good showers. Lovely views.

We had a lovely spot over looking the Rakaia river. Wasn’t too busy so we had a lot of space, however as we were at the sites on the edge I think we did block other people’s views 🫣… Good facilities but no loads of water apparently so we couldn’t fill up the camper.

Lovely campsite. The managers were very friendly as we were slightly lost on our way to reach the campsite. It is unpowered, but bathrooms were relatively clean. Lovely view of the starry night here as well. Do bring a headlight or phone light as you walk around in the night.