Camping and Caravanning in Taupo, Hawke's Bay

This place is fantastic! We highly recommend staying here. Jenny and Steve are wonderful and friendly hosts. We booked online about an hour before we arrived, and had no problems getting the code for the access gate. Great amenities - the BEST clean and hot showers with a heater on the wall for those cold nights and mornings., and 2 private toilets. Kitchen and laundry facilities available, with a clothes line to air dry if you don't want to use the dryer. A firepit and bbq area are also a bonus! The sites are powered or unpowered, and have water refill, grey water and waste dump facilities. All your rubbish can be left behind in the bins too! Take a walk up the hill, play with the goats and enjoy the spectacular 360° views.

Big open area so lots of space and right by the lake! However, uneven ground so be prepared! Also the road to get there is gravel and quite bumpy.

We had booked a non-powered site, very well placed. The campsite is close to a major road, but at night it is quiet. We are less than 10 minutes from Taupo. The toilets and showers are clean. The kitchen is very large with many cooking plates, fridge, oven, microwave and several sinks. There is no staff, everything is automated and very intuitive. The night cost us $44, very good value for money!

Very expensive for a very odd spot. Also extremely noisy because of the highway. Nice lake view, nevertheless not recommended.