Cameron Flat Campsite
Makarora area • Otago
Alerts
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- About
- This is a standard campsite in the Wanaka/Makarora area. Camp near the Makarora River. Plenty of great activities are available nearby, such as hunting, tramping or fishing.
- Facilities
- Non-powered/tent sites
- Shelter for cooking
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Wheelchair accessible
- Toilets - non-flush
- Toilets
- Water supply
- Activities
- Fishing, Hunting, Walking and tramping
- Dogs
- No dogs.
- Landscape
- Rivers and lakes
- Access
- Campervan, Car, Caravan
- Unpowered sites
- 30
Fees and bookings
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $15 per night
- Child (5–17 years): $7.50 per night
- Infant (0 - 4 years): free
Passes
The DOC Campsite Pass can be used at this campsite.
Campsite Pass bookings must be booked online before occupying a site. If you do not book, bookings may be made by campground staff (if present) and will incur a $10 service charge. Sites may not be available if you do not book.
Bookings
Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2027.
- If no availability shows online for your dates, the campsite is fully booked.
- No spaces are kept for campers arriving without a booking.
- Phone and in‑person bookings made at a visitor centre incur a $10 service fee.
- Same‑day bookings are available online until 8 pm if spaces remain.
Book Cameron Flat Campsite online.
Your booking will be for a site, which will be allocated or selected on arrival.
Getting there
15 minutes north of of Makarora township, beside SH6. The road is sealed up to the toilets, but gravel beyond that.
Location
Grid reference: NZTM2000, E1303138-N5103515
Latitude: -44.16122, Longitude: 169.28729
Know before you go
No visitor centre in Makarora
Contact the Awarua/Haast or Tititea/Mount Aspiring National Park visitor centres instead.
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