Ideal spot to go visit the city and go to the beach. We arrived at 3 p.m., all the places were taken, we went to the top 10 just next door and went back down the next day. The toilets were dirty but the spot is quiet.

Sooo such a beautiful campsite. You are allowed to stay there 2 nights per month. There are not too many pitches, but you have a lot of space per pitch. If you drive further, there are free day pitches. A toilet and drinking water are also close by, so everything you need :) There are nice benches by the water and really beautiful hiking trails nearby. To the town with a shop you only have it briefly. Mobile reception works great. Everything tip top, again and again! :)

We enjoyed this spot because there is a water spot and public toilets nearby. Also, you can go to the city by foot very easily and even go on a little trail to Moa spot. There is not a lot of spot so you might come early. We stayed on a Tuesday night and weren’t disturbed by the construction site currently in progress in this area. You can stay up to 2 nights.

Good location, next to the town for doing everything on foot. The spots fill up very quickly. And there aren't many, about 10-15. The toilets are a 5 minute walk away. There is a 2 minute walk in the direction of the toilets of drinking water.

Based on the reviews, I expected this freecamp to fill up very quickly, but today the last spot was taken arround 5 pm. I highly recommend it!

The advantage of this freecamp, you can visit the city on foot. The toilets are 5 min walk, clean and with a tap. There is also a water fountain.

Not very enjoyable being parked right at the wharf. But we had a calm night over the off-season weekend. Toilets available 24/7 about 300m away, water-fountain and bbq spot nearby too.

Small parking lot very close to town. Toilets are a bit of a hike, but the view in the morning was spectacular and the location was hard to beat.

Summer 2026 the parkup area is being used as a base for the building of a new Akaroa Wharf... so there are trucks and it can be noisy and the toilets hidden behind the work space. You have to get there early to get a spot over summer. Instead I'd recommend the Little River Campground. Stay in nature, not a carpark, beside a small river, sheltered and safe, free wifi and travel advice. Only 60 minutes from Christchurch and 30 to Akaroa- (which can be too touristy and a bit over rated).

Quiet and perfectly situated. Self-contained, bit see there are toilets several hundred meters away. Cruised in around 5:30 amd snagged the last spot available (although I suspect someone may have just left).