Dancing Camp Campsite
Coromandel Forest Park • Coromandel
Alerts
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- About
- This campsite on the Kauaeranga Kauri Trail is near the historic Dancing Camp kauri driving dam.
- Facilities
- Water from tap - not treated, boil before use
- Toilets - non-flush
- Toilets
- Water supply
- Dogs
- No dogs.
- Access
- Foot
- Unpowered sites
- 4
About this campsite
The campsite has 4 raised platforms. Each platform can take up to 4 people.
Pinnacles Hut is a 5-minute walk.
Fees and bookings
Fees
- Adult (18+ years): $12.50 per night
- Youth (11 - 17 years): $6.25 per night
- Child/Infant (0 - 10 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 Dancing Camp Campsite online
Book well in advance for the peak period from 1 December - 28 February and for public holiday weekends.
You can book for a maximum of 3 weeks.
Getting there
Tracks to this campsite
Location
NZTM2000 coordinates: E1841200, N5897228
Know before you go
Campers may use hut water supply and toilets only.
Nearby
- Rangihau Track · 10.0km · 6 hr one way
- Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk) · 6.0km · 3 hr one way
- Pinnacles Hut · Hut · 210m away
- Moss Creek Campsite · Campsite · 3.6km away
- Billygoat Basin Campsite · Campsite · 3.8km away
- Trestle View Campsite · Campsite · 4.9km away
- Totara Flat Campsite: Coromandel · Campsite · 5.6km away
- Wainora Campsite · Campsite · 6.0km away
Weather
Forecast at the campsite