Over the last three nights we have had three great camping spots.
Manganese Point on the Whangarei Heads.
This site belongs to the NZMCA and is one of the nicest we have stayed in yet. As I have mentioned before, it is because that we are travelling in winter and are not having to share the facilities with lots of others we are seeing this areas in a whole different light if we were there in mid summer.
This site took us down to the water's edge in an area surrounded by bush. To our east we looked out across the bay to the Marsden Oil Refinery, and to the west back down the harbour to Whangarei.
Snells Beach East
This one is listed in our Travel Directory, as well as a new facility I have come across that helps you find all sorts of places and services in an area - Campermate, a free app that you download onto your phone.
The Snells Beach area is definitely a motorhome friendly town, with several designated areas that allow you to camp for a maximum of two nights provided you are certified self contained. We parked in a reserve on the waters edge. It was very popular with the locals and many were taking their morning walk or out exercising their dogs.
Gulf Harbour, Whangaparoa Peninsula.
This is a very popular spot with motorhome owners and even at this time of the year we have shared the spot with at least a dozen campers. According to one chap Stephen spoke to, it is camping jowl by jowl come summer. Our park for the night looked across the harbour to Auckland city with the Sky Tower visible on the horizon.
Another point in this camp's favour is all the flash shiny boats in the marina beside us. Very tempting for a lad who loves his boats.
Manganese Point on the Whangarei Heads.
This site belongs to the NZMCA and is one of the nicest we have stayed in yet. As I have mentioned before, it is because that we are travelling in winter and are not having to share the facilities with lots of others we are seeing this areas in a whole different light if we were there in mid summer.
This site took us down to the water's edge in an area surrounded by bush. To our east we looked out across the bay to the Marsden Oil Refinery, and to the west back down the harbour to Whangarei.
Snells Beach East
This one is listed in our Travel Directory, as well as a new facility I have come across that helps you find all sorts of places and services in an area - Campermate, a free app that you download onto your phone.
The Snells Beach area is definitely a motorhome friendly town, with several designated areas that allow you to camp for a maximum of two nights provided you are certified self contained. We parked in a reserve on the waters edge. It was very popular with the locals and many were taking their morning walk or out exercising their dogs.
Gulf Harbour, Whangaparoa Peninsula.
This is a very popular spot with motorhome owners and even at this time of the year we have shared the spot with at least a dozen campers. According to one chap Stephen spoke to, it is camping jowl by jowl come summer. Our park for the night looked across the harbour to Auckland city with the Sky Tower visible on the horizon.
Another point in this camp's favour is all the flash shiny boats in the marina beside us. Very tempting for a lad who loves his boats.
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| Unfortunately not a good photo but Auckland is in the distance. |
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