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    Parua Bay

    Parua Bay

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    Parua Bay

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    10 Reviews

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    Anonymous
    Jul 18, 2026
    Positive

    Not a bad spot as it's quite at night, as other mention can be a bit busy early mornings around 05 or 06am, but otherwise a really decent spot. Can be a bit windy so take note of the weather, but aren't too bad. Heaps of place to park, can easily fit 25 self-contained on the grass areas. Maximum of 3 nights. Toilets not the cleanest but better than nothing. Good spot if you wanna sleep a bit outside the city. Good phone signal as well.

    Anonymous
    Jun 14, 2026
    Positive

    Beautiful night sky and amazing view in the morning. Was pretty busy but there's a lot of space. In the morning people come to put down their boats but that didn't wake me up. Toilets were good too

    Anonymous
    May 26, 2026
    Positive

    Rather, a lot of locations, 3 nights maximum. The toilets are clean and the view is nice in the morning. The thing is from 5 a.m. the vehicles begin to arrive to go to the water and port

    Anonymous
    Mar 10, 2026
    Neutral

    TENTS ALLOWED ON A THIN GRASS STRIP- so much more room for self contained vans. 3 bars 5G. Can get very windy.

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    Anonymous
    Feb 14, 2026
    Positive

    Great spot!! There are three designated areas - tents, nsc and CSC. Tents and CSCs have individual big - I mean BIG - patches of grass. Would fit 25 CSCs easily. Bathrooms with two toilets each for ladies and men. Toilet paper and soap was provided, the bathroom was pretty clean and automatic lights turned on through motion detection at night There is a water station for drinking water. View onto the water and yachts was great too. Some picnic tables are provided.

    Anonymous
    Jan 8, 2026
    Positive

    It's a very nice location, with convenient restrooms and easy access to water. It faces the sea, but there's a pier nearby, so there's a lot of traffic and it can be a bit noisy.

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    Roope
    Dec 27, 2025
    Positive

    Really good spot. Heaps of space. Only weird thing is that people are washing dished with dish soap at the water tap that doesn't have any sewer. So basically dumping grey water to the ground, which seems great.

    Anonymous
    Nov 17, 2025
    Positive

    Very nice spot Toilet, water Hugely recommend

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    Vanessa
    Nov 14, 2025
    Positive

    Beautiful view with a lot of space and the toilets were clean.

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    Nigel
    Oct 21, 2025
    Positive

    Great spot with heaps of room when I stayed. It's next to a boat club and several boat ramps, so fairly busy at times. Stunning harbor views. Heaps of picnic tables and room to walk around. Toilets not very clean, but ok. Drinking water available. No rubbish bins.

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