BAY OF PLENTY: KATIKATI

31-Jul-13

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Island View Reserve

star rating of 3.5

by Chris Gaelic

165 Seaforth Road, Waihi Beach, Hauraki, Waikato

rvexplorer id: 17659

Lat-Long: -37.42248, 175.95396

Beach, Town

Freedom Camping Location Certified Self-contained Vehicles Only Public Dump Station Large Vehicle Access Pet Friendly Fishing Location Excellent Vodafone mobile reception Excellent Spark mobile reception
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Public Dump Station and toilets

Public Dump Station and toilets

 

Modern unisex toilet

Modern unisex toilet

 

Potable water supply

Potable water supply

 

The Waihi Beach community have embraced the motorhome-friendly programme, and offer no less than seven free locations for overnight parking, in addition to the 5 holiday parks and other low cost parking locations.

 

Island View Reserve is along the main Beach Road, and provides a modern, high-tech toilet, a public dump station, potable water for topping up tanks, and a walkway to the beach.

 

We visited in mid-winter, and the weather was cold and blustery, so we stayed for long enough to take some pictures before moving on to the next location.

 

While it is a pretty location, with the beach on one side and some up-market properties across the road, it is a lttle noisy with traffic along the busy road. However, in the middle of the summer holiday season, when all the other places are full, this would still be a good location to overnight and explore the beach.

 

 

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05:28 PM 12-May-19 by Belle from USA Public
We stayed here one night and hiked over the dunes to the beautiful beach. You can walk along the beach to the north or south and even get to the town. If walking at low tide you may be able to travel solely along the beach to town, otherwise you’ll need to head inland. The site for parking is a bit small for our 7m vehicle, but we were able to park by backing in the space and all four wheels were in the marks area. However, the back end extended over the bike path, especially with our bikes on the back of the van.