COVID-19 Alert Level 2 – Accommodation information
Holiday parks and the Waiheke Backpackers Hostel are open for bookings with COVID-19 alert level measures and protocols in place.
Baches, campgrounds and lodges are open from 10am Monday 8 March 2021.
We will be reinstating our standard cancellation and amendment rules under Alert Level 2. Customers wishing to cancel or amend can do so online via their MyAuckland accounts.
Customers who have not started their planned stay over Alert Level 3 (28 Feb-6 Mar 2021 inclusive) that have not amended or cancelled these bookings will require a manual refund for the nights affected, and we will advise if details are required.
If you haven't received cancellation communications, please email
regionalparks@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.
This grassed, sloping, tents only campground is next to the Ashby Beach overlooking the Firth of Thames.
There are several BBQs available within a short walking distance of the campground.
Alerts
Price changes from 1 July 2025
From 1 July 2025, we will change the prices for bookable spaces in our regional parks.
This includes:
- baches
- lodges
- camping sites
- certified self-contained (CSC) parking areas (daytime and overnight)
- bookable picnic sites.
Bookings made before 1 July 2025
If you make a booking before 1 July 2025, you will pay the current price, even if your booking is for a stay after 1 July.
Amend an existing booking
If you amend the date or length of your stay for an existing booking on or after 1 July 2025, you will be charged at the new rate.
Learn more about the price changes
Check the updated regional park bookable space prices [PDF 377KB]
This is a tents only campground.
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Beachfront campground - Tent overlooking Ashby Beach.
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Tapapakanga Beachfront campground - Entrance to the campground.
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Directions and access
Main park gates are open from 6am to 9pm during daylight savings hours and 6am to 7pm during non-daylight saving hours.
Keep left and follow the road from the park entrance. Cross the bridge and turn right until you get to the locked gate at the end.
You will need a combination code to open the locked access gate - we will send you the combination code with your booking confirmation.
See more about
Tapapakanga Regional Park
access information.
Availability and prices
Maximum number of people
40
Maximum stay
7 nights (29 September to 2 June).
Closed for winter (3 June to 28 September).
Check-in time
11am
Check-out time
11am
Adult
$18.00 (GST inclusive)
Child
$7.00 (GST inclusive)
Infant
$0.00
Other ways to book your accommodation
Amenities
Water
Drinkable (potable) water from taps outside both toilet blocks - boil water for at least three minutes before using.
Power supply
No power supply.
Kitchen facilities
The site has several gas barbecues available for use within walking distance of the campground. We recommend you bring your own gas cooking facilities.
Toilets and bathrooms
Two toilet blocks on site.
Rules
Animals
Dogs, other animals and pets are prohibited at all times.
Cleaning
Your campsite must be clean and tidy during your stay, and when you leave.
Rubbish
No bins or rubbish disposal facilities. Take all rubbish and recycling with you when you leave.
Overnight vehicles and tents
You may stay in tents only.
You may not stay in anything other than a tent including a motorhome, CSC vehicle or campervan,, caravan, 5 wheeler, bus, campermatic/pop top camper, truck or portable container dwellings.
Fires
Fires prohibited at all times.
Information about the park
Map of Tāpapakanga Regional Park
Report a problem
Report a non-urgent problem at www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/report-it. Call our regional parks team on 09 366 2000 to report an urgent problem. Email general enquiries and feedback to regionalparks@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.
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