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    Lake Okareka Campsite

    Lake Okareka Campsite

    Paid CampsitesRotorua, Bay of Plenty New Zealand 🇳🇿

    Top Rated

    Lake Okareka Campsite

    Paid CampsitesRotorua, Bay of Plenty New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Review Summary

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    Amenities

    Sites & Accommodation

    Unpowered Sites
    Non self-contained Vehicles

    Facilities

    Non-Flush Toilet

    Services

    Phone Signal

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    Department of Conservation

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    Website
    https://www.doc.govt.nz/link/18c5279fbafb4035a29eea6e514e75aa.aspx
    Address
    Lake Okareka Scenic Reserve,Millar Rd,Rotorua

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    Reviews

    10 Reviews

    Anonymous
    Sep 12, 2026
    Positive

    Beautiful spot, very quiet at this time of year. Toilets weren’t the best but still useable. Highly recommend doing the whole 2.5hr walk around the lake from the campsite.

    Anonymous
    Jul 6, 2026
    Positive

    Toilets a little dirty but not stinky in the winter. Beautiful spot and close to rotorua. We used our campsite pass so it was perfectly worth it for us, idk if i’d want to pay for it though

    Anonymous
    Mar 25, 2026
    Neutral

    Beautiful spot, so the only reason I won’t give a negative review. Pay $18pp for a covered shelter and some of the worst toilets I have ever smelt!! Apparently the fee you pay goes towards volunteers “cleaning and maintaining” the area, but the toilets look and smell like they haven’t been touched in months!! 2-3 bars of 4G with 2degrees.

    Anonymous
    Mar 15, 2026
    Negative

    Lovely place for the night. The facilities (toilet) is very dirty and has a very unpleasant smell. I think you pay too much money for what you get. 18 dollars per person.

    Anonymous
    Feb 21, 2026
    Positive

    Very nice campsite near the lake. We were able to get a spot at 4-5 PM in January. Friendly ranger who comes to collect the fees in the evening (cash or card). You can swim in the lake and there are nice ducks. Toilets were not too bad with hand sanitizer available.

    Anonymous
    Dec 2, 2025
    Neutral

    A really nice place, and so handy for access to Rotouroa BUT I arrived at 7pm and struggled to find a space due to day visitors parked in the camping area, badly parked campervans meant that large bays didn’t have enough space for arriving vans, the camp manager is on site so really should be able resolve this issue?

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    Melody
    Nov 3, 2025
    Positive

    Great camping next to the lake, very peacefull environment. No running water. The toilets are closed vault toilets but were clean and not smelly when we visited. The camp manager came on the evening at ~7pm to do the "checkin", collecting payment and taxes. We used our doc campsite pass here, its not reservation on a first come first serve basis, and it was almost full on a weekday, make sure you arrive before 18:00

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    Ciara
    Nov 1, 2025
    Positive

    A nice little camp spot by the lake. The drop toilets were clean and there’s a drain for waste water. The camp manager was lovely and friendly. We arrived late on a Saturday night and still managed to get a space

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    Anonymous
    Apr 9, 2025
    Positive

    Very nice spot! Loved the view and there were more than enough spots. Toilets were useable and didn’t smell (I have seen better doc toilets but also way worse)

    🇳🇱
    Pieter
    Mar 19, 2025
    Negative

    Nice view of the lake. Toilets are disgusting.

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