Karamea Holiday Park

We camped here just for the night in a non powered tent site. We were met by Ian who gave us some helpful tips about what to do and see in Karamea. He recommended we head to the opara arches, which we loved. Overall the park was clean and tidy with simple but good facilities.

After a challenging 17km winding and climbing drive it was a pleasure and relief to pull into the Karamea Camping ground on the southern side of the small village of Karamea. However that’s where the good part ended …. We had tried calling the landline phone for over a week with no answer leaving messages as we didn’t want to make the hike to Karamea without accomodation and that’s what happened. We pulled in, in a self contained camper on Chris**as Eve and got turned away - although not full just taking apart some toilet blocks and doesn’t want people to have a bad experience. So here we are with no place to go on Chris**as Eve and an upset child in the back ….. looking at making the treacherous drive back over the hill with no accomodation. Definitely won’t be back so so sad at this time of year to experience such terrible service