Stayed for two nights. No issues at all. People use it as a car park for work ect during the day, but it gets quiet after 5pm. We turned up at around 3pm and still managed to get a space. Flush toilets nearby. Good walking distance from the centre of town and woolworths for shopping. Cafe a 2 minute walk away that does good coffee (Mud Ducks)

Absolutely don't park on a friday night. Even if there is no sign, they woke up us at 5am. Also the closest toilets were locked by a homeless

Stayed for 4 nights - brilliant park up. Right on the river, heaps of birds and ducks around which is lovely to see. Plenty of people rowing and kids swimming in the river. Short walk to town, short walk to toilets, plenty of bins, good phone reception, quiet at night. Great little park up with a generous 4 night max stay! The parking is busy during the day but about 4-5pm workers go home and there is plenty of space for campers. I cant imagine turning up and not being able to get a spot here. Not sure if the max stay is enforced as there seemed to be a chap there in his white van who looked like a local living there full time. Whanganui is also super underrated as a place - heaps of artsy galleries and murals, nice cafes, op shops and a pretty town centre with a cute old skool cinema. Thank you Whanganui council!

Attention: Don't park here on friday nights because they have a market on Saturday morning.

Don't listen the comment below, only two spots available. Full at 4pm

Nice freedom camping Around 10 spots available (very close to one another) Clean public toilets nearby River view

Average place, just a car park, nice flush toilets but unfortunately left to go somewhere else as there was a dodgy guy in a car staring at us

Clean, quiet, toilet close by. Wasn’t full overnight. Have to be out by 8am and as others have said no stays Friday night.

In a carpark, not allowed friday night as market on Saturday. Turned up as finishing, so got in no problem. Quiet night except for inconsiderate couple packing up with lots of banging of crockery etc at 0300hrs. Toilets nearby open all night, drinking water down the road, and rubbish bins.

Failed to notice that the site is technically closed on Friday nights - got a loud knock at 4:30am by the market folk! Also a pretty busy carpark with cars pulling up next to us until 1am