Campgrounds and motorhome parks are the ultimate place to sit back and relax into a real holiday mode. Once you’ve found your patch and set up your home on wheels, the day is yours. It’s the perfect recipe for a laid back getaway. These are the North Island campgrounds to base yourself in during your next road trip. The powered sites at these campgrounds and motorhome parks around the North Island offer fantastic amenities and space to relax and enjoy. Going a bit more rustic? There are plenty of campgrounds with unpowered sites that suit the campervan traveller. Trips don’t always go as planned, but you’re never too far from a campground or motorhome park that can turn everything around. Check out these motorhome friendly campgrounds in incredibly scenic North Island towns.
1. Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park
This holiday park or campground is right in the middle of the action. Mount Maunganui and the main beach are a buzzing hub of east coast lovers. Here you’ll find surfers, swimmers, walkers and more. This spot couldn’t be more ‘beachfront’. It’s also right at the foot of the Mount Maunganui Summit Walk – a beautifully scenic 40-minute walk with great views of the campground and beyond from the summit.
Many of the owners on Camplify will deliver their campervan or caravan to this fantastic campground for you! Check out Concord Sally and Little Luca for more information.
2. Waipatiki Beach, Hawkes Bay
This is the kind of North Island campground that a family would return to, year after year. Not only is it nestled away in a somewhat secretive beach spot, but there’s also plenty of space for activities and things to keep everyone entertained. The beach makes for great swimming and there’s a stream for the little ones to paddle in. Park up your motorhome, camper or caravan and enjoy the beautiful east coast. Waipatiki Beach Holiday Park is a roughly 30-minute drive from Napier. This is beachfront campervanning at its best.
Check out Camplify for campers in Hastings that would be perfect for a getaway to Waipatiki Beach!
3. Matai Bay Campsite
When you’re talking North Island campgrounds, there’s non more special than Matai Bay. The camping itself is basic and simplistic with non-powered sites and cold showers. But the sheltered bay is utterly beautiful with clear waters and pōhutukawa trees. A quintessential North Island place with suits families, boaties and everyone in between. This site is in the Karikari Peninsula in Northland, 4.5 hours north of Orewa.
Hire the Road-Trippers Dream Motorhome off Camplify and cruise north from Orewa for an amazing motorhome trip!
4. Tāwharanui campground at Tāwharanui Regional Park
Tāwharanui Regional Park is on the Tāwharanui Peninsula near Matakana and Omaha. An hour and 15-minutes drive from Auckland and you’re in paradise. Here you’ll find white sand and plenty of coastline making this a great location for campervan travel. The Tāwharanui campground is tucked behind sand dunes on the north eastern coast. It’s a large camping area and you can walk to the beach through the sand dunes. There are designated camping areas for tents and separate area’s for vehicle based camping. Hire a caravan like the Kiwi Caravan Experience and the owners will set it all up for you at Tāwharanui campground. Be sure to follow the directions to find your way to the motorhome campground.
There are so many great motorhomes for hire in Auckland on Camplify! Check out another one that could get you to this campground here.
5. Paekakariki Holiday Park, Kapiti Coast
Small coastal townships are the perfect getaway destination. Especially when they’re in close proximity to a major city like this one! Paekakariki is a 45-minute drive from Wellington City. Hire a campervan to suit your needs and hit the road for a few days on the Kapiti Coast. The Paekakariki Holiday Park has a communal kitchen, laundry facilities, barbeques and WiFi. For those in motorhomes, there are powered sites and dump stations – essentially everything you need for your trip! Don’t forget to check out the escarpment track while you’re in the area too.
Check out Wellington campers for hire on Camplify here.
6. Camp Waipu Cove, Waipu
Camp Waipu Cove is nestled in Bream Bay with a picturesque setting. North of Auckland, this campsite is in beachside camping heaven. You’ve got trees for privacy and shade, a playground and of course, the beach. For those staying in powered sites, Camp Waipu Cove have hot showers and all the facilities you need plus a range of sites so you can find the spot that’s right for you. Hire a luxury motorhome like Sasha from Camplify and hit the road to this fantastic North Island campground!
This article was created in paid partnership with Camplify.
