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North Egmont Visitor Centre
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The North Egmont Visitor Centre is a stunning location at the base of Mt Taranaki. There are walking tracks, and a cafe for refreshments.
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Belt Rd Seaside Holiday Park
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The Belt Rd Seaside Holiday Park is strategically located with excellent facilities and stunning views over the Taranaki Harbour.
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Pukekura Park
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Pukekura Park is a beautifully landscaped, large public domain in the heart of New Plymouth city. Visitors can go rowing on the lake, walk through exotic gardens, attend public concerts, or just go walking through the many tracks throughout the gardens.
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Lake Mangamahoe
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Lake Mangamahoe has a small parking area with an absolutely stunning view over the lake to Mt Taranaki. It's down a long drive off the main highway.
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Fitzroy Beach Holiday Park
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Fitzroy Beach Holiday Park is right next to the beach, with 100 sites and excellent facilities. The campsite is spacious,and you can park overlooking the beach, making this an excellent base for exploring New Plymouth.
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Cape Egmont Boat Club
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The Cape Egmont Boat Club is in a stunning location with views of Mt Taranaki, its own lighthouse, and spacious on-grass parking for self-contained motor caravanners
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Brooklands Zoo & Art Gallery
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The Brooklands Park Zoo is free to visit and includes an adventure playground - a great location to bring children. It is part of the Pukekura Park complex, opposite the soundshell, and next to an art gallery and the Kumming Chinese sister city memorial.
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Lake Rotomanu Reserve
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Lake Rotomanu is in the Fitzroy suburb of New Plymouth. Alongside the Waiwhakaiho River, and connecting to the Coastal Walkway, this is a beautiful aquatic playground, used for water sports, fishing, picnics, or just going out for a stroll. The new bridge across the river is an attraction in it's own right.
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Pukeiti Domain
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Pukeiti Domain is famous for its rhododendron collection, set in a 360 ha rainforest property located between Mt Taranaki and New Plymouth. Beautifully landscaped with stunning displays, it is a great location to explore.
There is a very nice cafe, and you are able to park overnight in the parking area. There is also a sheltered extension to the car park, off the main road, which you can also use.
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Onaero Bay Holiday Park
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The Onaero Bay Holiday Park is a large campsite, straddling the banks of the Onaero river and nestled in an ocean bay. It is beautifully landscaped, with plenty of choice for parking, and is also a very popular location for whitebaiting in season.
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Mokau Rd Rest Area
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The Mokau Rd Rest Area is on the coast along State Highway 3 just before heading inland at Mokau.
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Tongaporutu Domain
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The Tongaporutu Domain is just north of New Plymouth and has a small parking area with toilets and a walk along the river to see the 3 Sisters on the beach.
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AA Testing Station - Bell Block
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The Bell Block AA Testing Station provides both a public dump station and drinking water for motor caravanners
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Inglewood Golf Club
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Inglewood Golf Club provides overnight parking for self-contained motor caravanners. With good facilities and a great view of Mt Taranaki, this is a good choice, especially if you are travelling with your own golfing gear.
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Len Lye Centre
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The Len Lye Centre is part of the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, and features an exhibition of some of Len Lye's more well known works.
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Waitara District Services & Citizens Club
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The Waitara District Services & Citizens Club offers overnight parking for self-contained motor caravanners. Meals are also available in their restaurant.
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Cape Egmont Lighthouse
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Cape Egmont Lighthouse has a small parking area at the coast at the end of Cape Road where self-contained motor caravanners can park overnight. You can walk up to the base of the lighthouse.
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Volcano View Restaurant
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Volcano View Restaurant features a stunning view of Mt Taranaki from its restaurant, and is also a Park Over Property for motor caravanners
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Mount Moturoa Domain
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Mt Moturoa Domain is a circular parking area on top of a local landmark with stunning views out over New Plymouth. On a clear day, Mt Taranaki is in full view. While self-contained motor caravanners can overnight here, it might be a bit exposed on a windy day.
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Hobson Street Rest Area
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The public carpark at the end of Hobson Street overlooks the harbour and is a very popular location for local people to stop for lunch, as well as for some quiet time in the evenings. Overnight parking is allowed for self-contained vans.
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Tongaporutu Rest Area
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The Tongaporutu Rest Area is immediately north of the road turning off to the Tongaporutu community and domain. It overlooks the river and is equipped with picnic tables.
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Whitebait Inn Motorcamp
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The Whitebait Inn Motorcamp is in the coastal town of Mokau, where SH3 leaves the coast to head inland towards Te Kuiti.
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Mahoenui Rest Area
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The Mahoenui Rest Area is alongside the Mangaotaki Stream, and is available for freedom camping in self contained vans.
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Manukorihi Golf Club
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Manukorihi Golf Club provides for overnight parking for self-contained motor caravanners.
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Fitzroy Golf Club
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The Fitzroy Golf Club in right on the beach front, and provides overnight parking to self-contained motor caravanners.
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Marine Park Motor Camp
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The Marine Park Motor Camp in Waitara offers spacious parking and is opposite a large reserve that continues down to the beach and includes a nice cafe across the road in the reserve.
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Paritutu Centennial Park 2
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This the second of 3 parking areas for accessing the Paritutu Centennial Park and the walkway that runs along the coastline. Complete with great views over the harbour and well maintained public toilets, this is a really nice location to stop for a break, or overnight if you ar self-contained.
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Oakura Beach Holiday Park
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The town of Oakura is just 15 minutes south of New Plymouth, and the holiday park is located right on the beach beside a small public reserve. There is safe swimming and surfing, good fishing, and nature walks.
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Urenui Beach Camp
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Urenui Beach Campsite is located at the southern entrance to New Plymouth and offers spacious grounds with plenty of choice for parking, and access to the beach.
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Mike's Organic Brewery
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Mike's Organic Brewery has a large cafe and offers beer tasting daily between 10am and 5pm. Self-contained motorhomes can also park overnight at no cost.
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Paora Rd Beach
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Paora Rd Beach has a grass reserve overlooking the beach where self-contained motor caravanners can freedom park.
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The Green Shed
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The Green Shed offers overnight parking for self-contained motor caravanners.
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Kawaroa Park
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Kawaroa Park is a fun place to take kids, with an Aquatic Centre, Tennis and Squash Club, and magnificent views over the harbour. Overnight parking is no longer allowed in self-contained vans
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Waitara Town & Country Club
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The Waitara Town & Country Club offers overnight parking for self-contained motor caravanners. You can also take time off cooking and eat at the restaurant.
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AT&T Museum
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The Taranaki Aviation, Transport and Technology Museum also offers overnight parking for self-contained motor caravanners.
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Meeting of the Waters Reserve
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The Meeting of the Waters Reserve has a small parking area overlooking the river where self-contained motor caravanners can park overnight.
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Mobil PDS
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The Mobil Service Station includes a public dump station
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Cape Egmont Coast Rd
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There is a small rest area along Coast Rd where you could park over in a self-contained van.
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Corbett Park
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Corbett Park is a community sport and recreation area located along the banks of the Oakura river and the harbour. There are no signs forbidding overnight parking, but you should check with someone locally before you do.
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BP 2GO New Plymouth - PDS
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The New Plymouth BP 2GO service station provides a public dump station, including fresh water.
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Lee Breakwater Parking Area
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The Lee Breakwater parking area is a very large public carpark right on the waters edge, and at the beginning of the Coastal Walkway. There is a very good restaurant, and clean toilets. And, in spite of the prominent No Camping sign at the entrance, self-contained vans are able to park overnight during the off-season between April and the end of October.
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Seaview Holiday Park
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Seaview Holiday Park is a traditional Kiwi campsite mostly catering for locals wanting to do some fishing, or to take a break at the beach.
The beach is a typical west coast black sand beach, which should be good surfing as well as fishing. The campsite is spacious and reasonably sheltered from both the wind and road noise.
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Tainui-Wetere Domain
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The Tainui-Wetere Domain is a small, low cost campsite with basic facilities. It's just off the SH3 north of New Plymouth, just before heading inland at Mokau.
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Stent Rd Beach
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There is a small reserve with access to the beach at the end of Stent Rd. You can stop for a picnic, but are not allowed to park overnight
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Greenwood Road Beach Parking
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The beach front along Greenwood Road has a grass verge for parking and is available for self-contained vans to park overnight.
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Paritutu Centennial Park 1
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The Paritutu Centennial Park (Back beach) runs along the coast just south-west from New Plymouth. There are 3 public carparks for accessing the park and each has a beautiful view out over the harbour.
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Okato Domain
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Okato Domain is a spacious community sports facility, with a sports field, squash courts and bowling green. There is plenty of sealed parking and self-contained vans can park overnight.
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Mount Messenger Rest Area
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The Mount Messenger Rest Area is a council managed parking area. It's not large and alongside a busy highway. Overnight parking is allowed for self-contained motor caravans.
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