Embandond. Rlly terrible campsite, looks like it hasn’t seen any matenence in years. The grass is so overgrown there wouldn’t be anywhere to camp anyways. Really desmil and sad. I moved on and decided to find somewhere else as this place was rlly poor and sketchy.. :(

The outhouse is located in the middle of the woods, about 200 meters from the campsite, and you have to cross a small river to get there (the path is paved, but the water still flows across). We had very few sandflies. Locals were also there, playing music and making a fire (it was a Friday, so that was probably the reason). Overall, it was perfectly fine for one night. Hiking was also possible from there. The downside: no cell service.

We arrived late a night and were completely alone! Nice campsite! Lots of sandflies - we didn't spend much time outside..

Be careful, the barrier was closed with a padlock and it was indicated closed for the winter, so we had to go much further to Okaihau.

Wanted to stay there for the night. Apart from the fact that you have to walk around 200m to the toilets on that path are a lot of holes filled with water and also a river with a concrete path, but 10cm under water…

The restrooms are on the other side of the river; you can't drive over them, and in heavy rain, you can't walk over them either. The campground was pretty wet and muddy; you couldn't drive on it. We parked in the roundabout at the entrance, where there was gravel and rocks. No cell reception.

Lugnt, bra för en lugn natt stannar över - stjärnorna var otroliga som det känns som om du är i mitten av en djungel. Men varna om det har regnat under de senaste dagarna (eller kanske bara på hösten / vintern) du kan inte korsa floden till toaletten. Du kan fortfarande parkera på grus nära ingången, det fanns gott om lediga utrymmen.

Så många myggor i höst, vi lämnade.

Fantastiskt landskap. Det finns ett tecken som säger att anläggningarna är stängda (du kan fortfarande komma till toaletten till fots, men du måste korsa en flod, är lite glidande men det är okej).

Vackra skogsplatser med massor av utrymme. Knä äts levande av buggar, rekommenderar strumpor / stövlar. Kör INTE din bil över bäckenet till toaletten eftersom det finns ett massivt, oundvikligt pothole på andra sidan. Du kommer att behöva gå över betongplattan, genom vattnet (ca 6" djup mest).