Description

This campsite is near Awana Beach, one of the island's most popular places to surf. Surrounded by farmland and dunes, the grassy campsites are next to Awana estuary (bring your mosquito repellent). Walk 300 m to one of the islands best surf beaches. Bookings are required. Bookings should preferably be completed online. Phone and email bookings incur a service fee. 60 non-powered/tent sites. Facilities include non-flush toilets, cold showers and shelter for cooking. Campsite serviced 1 December to end February. No open fires are permitted, bring your own cooker or gas BBQ. Vehicle access to beach is not permitted. Bring insect repellent. We recommend boiling water before use. Dogs are not permitted. There is no free rubbish collection on Aotea/Great Barrier Island. There is a rubbish truck, which only accepts orange rubbish bags that are available from camp hosts at DOC campgrounds. These rubbish bags are $4 each. You can also take your own rubbish to the Claris landfill site. DOC only provides recycling bins during the summer peak season for: bottles, cans, and plastics. Access: Narrow gravel roads.