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Tōtaranui Campground

Tōtaranui Campground sits within Abel Tasman National Park in the Nelson/Tasman region of New Zealand's South Island. It is the only large-scale campground in the park and the only part of the coastal park accessible by road.

The campground accommodates up to 850 people across its sites, which are spread along both sides of the camp road — beside the estuary and across from the sweeping, crescent-shaped golden-sand beach.

Beach-side sites are reserved for Abel Tasman Coast Track walkers. All sites are unpowered, and mobile phone coverage is limited, making it a genuine escape from everyday connectivity.

Fires are permitted only in designated fireplaces and subject to any active fire bans.

The campground is managed by the Department of Conservation and is extremely popular during peak summer months, with booking restrictions and minimum-stay requirements applying from late December through early February.


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