Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
www.doc.govt.nz
;
adult/child $6/3)
There are DOC camping grounds at Purakaunui Bay and in-
land at Tawanui.
POUNAWEA
Pounawea Motor Camp
( 03-415 8483;
www.catlins-nz.com/pounawea-motor-camp
;
Park Lane; sites from $30, units $50-80; )
Right
on the estuary and next to a precious remant of native forest, this small park is best suited
to tenters and campervanners who share a dated kitchen but smart bathrooms with the
dwellers of some musty cabins. Tall trees and birdsong are the key features here.
HOLIDAY PARK
$
Pounaewa Grove Motel
( 03-415 8339;
www.pounaweagrove.co.nz
;
5 Ocean Grove; d $130; )
If you're looking for modern
units with big, comfy beds, plush textiles, flat-screen TVs and sharp bathrooms, this four-
unit studio complex will tick all the boxes. If you're looking for room to swing a cat, it
will need to be a small one.
MOTEL
$$
SURAT BAY
Newhaven Holiday Park
HOLIDAY PARK
$
(
03-415 8834;
www.newhavenholiday.com
;
Newhaven Rd; sites unpowered/powered $32/35, units $66-120;
)
Sitting on the estuary edge at the gateway to the Surat Bay beach walk, this delightful
little holiday park has nice sites with good communal facilities, along with cheerful cabins
and three self-contained flats. Play with the giant chess set or lounge around on the lawn.
NUGGET & KAKA POINTS
Kaka Point Camping Ground
( 03-412 8801;
www.kakapointcamping.co.nz
;
39 Tarata St; sites per person unpowered/powered $14.50/16, cabins
s/d $30/56; )
Cabins are basic but functional, and there are grassy hedged areas for
campers. Bushwalks delve into the surrounding forest, and it's a short, though steep, stroll
downhill to the beach and village.
HOLIDAY PARK
$
Nugget Lodge
( 03-412 8783;
www.nuggetlodge.co.nz
;
Nugget Rd; d $175; )
Sitting on a seaside knoll on the road
south to the lighthouse are two modern bach-style self-contained units - one with balcony,
LODGE
$$
