A good place if you need a spot near Auckland or Piha. There are spots on less of a slant and we didn’t find it to be an issue. The bathrooms were freshly cleaned around 5pm. The water fill is slow but works. The visitor center is really nice and a good place to hang out if you need out of the heat

Basically it's a carpark on a hill, but it felt safe and there's a nice walk you can do from it. There's flushing toilets and a water fountain.

Beautiful view from the lookout and nice facilities. Plenty of space. Sucks you have to pay but probably the best you will get in the area. All the parking spaces are on a slight angle but it’s not too bad.

Visitor center parking, very quiet, and very clean restrooms. Well located for hiking. Too bad the parking spaces are on a slope...

Dette er parkeringsplassen til Arataki Visitor Centre. Restooms, drikkevann og benker er tilgjengelige. Det er vakker utsikt over dalen. Rundt kl. 5/6 kommer mange arbeidere etter jobb og vasker hendene der. Det blir støyende fra kl. 7 da arbeidet begynner. En veldig lys lantern er på hele natten, skinner inn i bilen. Det er OK, men ikke verdt 17 NZD. Det er ingenting bedre i regionen, men som en solo kvinnelig reisende, følte jeg meg komfortabel.

Vi ankom i mørket, så den vakre utsikten var en herlig overraskelse å våkne opp til. Toaletter bak utdanningssenteret åpent 24/7 som var rent. Tap vann foran utdanningssenteret. Besøkssenteret er vel verdt et besøk før du forlater. Bestillingsprosessen var en smerte, du trenger et NZ-nummer for å lage en konto (vi grep et reisende SIM-kort fra Spark på Intl flyplass)

Currently closed ?

Really enjoyed staying here! Lovely little walks around in the forest and great visitor centre to visit. Toilets have a little washing sink outside which is ideal if you want to wash your dishes and save your own water.

6/10 for the following reasons -had to pay - it’s really basic, it’s fine and didn’t mind sleeping here (felt safe etc) but it’s literally just a carpark. Nice view though. But felt it’s a lot of money for what it is…. - the parking spots are all slanted and at an angle so didn’t sleep the best But like it’s fine. Nice toilets. Just annoying had to pay as we’ve been to heaps nicer ones for free. Only stay if you have to

Really nice and quiet spot. We were with one other Campervan. Lovely short walks around and amazing views. There are public toilets on the right side of the visitor centre, open all night.