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How can you have a campsite that is in town and in the middle of a national park? Avalanche Creek Camping Area is just off State Highway 73, the main road through Arthur's Pass Village in Arthur's Pass National Park. The campground has grassy sites and a large shelter for visitors to use. The campground is right across from the national park visitor center and close to the heart of the small village. ...Read more.

Greynes Shelter Campground is a free, almost-no-frills campground located three kilometers from Arthur's Pass Village. The campground has an open grassy area and a small stone shelter with three walls, benches, and a fireplace. The campground's other amenity is a toilet. Old Coach Road Walk starts and ends at the campground, providing campers an easy activity. ...Read more.

Wooded Gully is the campground in Mount Thomas Forest Conservation Area, an over 100-square-kilometer park in the foothills of the Southern Alps in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand. The campground is an hour's drive from Christchurch and right at the start of hiking tracks into the forest. The inexpensive campground is short on amenities, but does have nice sites in a grass field and along a stream that tent and campervan campers can enjoy. ...Read more.

Lakeside camping rarely comes free, so campers at Lake Pearson / Moana Rua Wildlife Refuge are right to feel lucky. Lake Pearson (Moana Rua) Campground is spread along the shore at the northwest end of a tranquil hourglass-shaped lake in a mountainous part of Canterbury on the South Island of New Zealand. State Highway 73 passes right alongside the lake and the free campground and picnic area are a convenient stop for travelers, just over 30 kilometers from Arthur's Pass National Park. ...Read more.

White Horse Hill Campground is the place to camp in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park and is located a couple kilometers from Mount Cook Village amidst extraordinary hiking tracks like Hooker Valley Track and Sealy Tarns Track. Named after an adjacent hill, the campground sits on a valley floor split by massive mountain ridges. Glacier-covered Mount Sefton looms large above the campsites, which have beautiful views day-in and day-out. ...Read more.

Papamoa Beach Resort (formerly Papamoa Beach Top 10 Holiday Park) has an ideal location alongside a Bay of Plenty beach on New Zealand's North Island. The oceanfront resort has great grounds, a variety of accommodations (including many with ocean views), and access to a beautiful beach. Papamoa Beach Resort is a well-above-average holiday park (probably why it's now called a resort) and is a relaxing place to stay near Tauranga and Mount Maunghanui. ...Read more.

Rotorua is an adventurous city on the North Island of New Zealand. The Tasman Holiday Parks - Rotorua (previously Rotorua Top 10 Holiday Park) takes on that fun energy. Pop tunes play in the bathrooms and the mineral pool (free to guests) is lit with LED rope lights in the evenings. The holiday park is a convenient place to stay near the center of Rotorua, offering a variety of accommodations, including motel rooms, cabins, and campsites. ...Read more.

Whakapapa Holiday Park offers camping and lodging below the show fields of Mount Ruapehu in Tongariro National Park. The holiday park is conveniently located in Whakapapa Village right across from the national park visitor center and surrounded by several hiking tracks. Whakapapa Holiday Park is a serviced campground with a wide variety of accommodations, including car camping. ...Read more.

If you're on the lookout for a campground on the Tasmanian coast with grassy plots shaded by eucalyptus trees, don't overlook Lime Bay State Reserve. This off-the-beaten-path campground is located on a remote thumb of the Tasman Peninsula, set in a picturesque bay with light sand beaches framing the campground on both sides. Lime Bay State Reserve Campground Lime Bay State Reserve protects a point at the northwest corner of the Tasman Peninsula in southeast Tasmania. ...Read more.

Freycinet National Park's main campground is popular for a reason. Its campsites are spaced out behind an inviting sandy beach in a bay at the top of Freycinet Peninsula's sheltered west coast. Richardsons Beach Campground boast fine bay views and is close to the town of Coles Bay and walking tracks in Freycinet National Park. With both powered and non-powered sites, Richardsons Beach Campground is a great place for tent and campervan camping. ...Read more.