Stays
- Day 1 · Mon, 2 Nov Auckland Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkAuckland · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $52/night
Manukau base near the airport for the first/last night. Powered sites, dump, laundry, kitchen.
Book ↗ - Day 2 · Tue, 3 Nov Paihia Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkPaihia · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $58/night
Short walk to the Paihia waterfront and ferry to Russell. Book ahead for November.
Book ↗ - Day 4 · Thu, 5 Nov Hahei Holiday Resort holiday-parkHahei · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $62/night
Absolute beachfront at Hahei; walk to Cathedral Cove shuttle. Premium summer pricing — book early.
Book ↗ - Day 6 · Sat, 7 Nov Rotorua Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkRotorua · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $55/night
Central Rotorua with thermal-heated pool; handy for the geothermal parks and Redwoods.
Book ↗ - Day 8 · Mon, 9 Nov Taupo Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkTaupō · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $55/night
Close to the lakefront and Huka Falls; full hookups and hot pools.
Book ↗ - Day 9 · Tue, 10 Nov Whakapapa Holiday Park holiday-parkWhakapapa Village · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $45/night
Only park inside Tongariro National Park — ideal for an early Tongariro Crossing start. Limited powered sites; book ahead.
- Day 10 · Wed, 11 Nov Kennedy Park Resort Napier holiday-parkNapier · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $60/night
Big resort park a short drive from the Art Deco waterfront and Hawkes Bay cellar doors.
Book ↗ - Day 12 · Fri, 13 Nov Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkWellington · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $60/night
Hutt Park location; stage here the night before the Cook Strait ferry. Easy motorway run to the terminal.
Book ↗ - Day 13 · Sat, 14 Nov Blenheim Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkRenwick · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $55/night
Base for Marlboroughs Renwick cellar doors and the Wine Trail cycle loop. Or freedom-camp by the Wairau if certified self-contained.
Book ↗ - Day 14 · Sun, 15 Nov Kaiteriteri Recreation Reserve Motor Camp holiday-parkKaiteriteri · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $55/night
Beachfront camp at the gateway to Abel Tasman — water taxis leave from the beach. Extremely popular in summer; book ahead.
- Day 16 · Tue, 17 Nov Shining Star Beachfront Holiday Park holiday-parkHokitika · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $55/night
Driftwood beachfront with sunset views over the Tasman; on-site animals. Walk to the Hokitika sign and glowworm dell.
Book ↗ - Day 17 · Wed, 18 Nov Fox Glacier Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkFox Glacier · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $55/night
In Fox village, handy for Lake Matheson and both glaciers. Sandflies — bring repellent.
Book ↗ - Day 18 · Thu, 19 Nov Glendhu Bay Motor Camp holiday-parkWānaka · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $40/night
Iconic lakefront camp 12 km from town with Mt Aspiring views — basic but an unbeatable setting. Limited powered sites; Wānaka Top 10 is the in-town alternative.
Book ↗ - Day 19 · Fri, 20 Nov Te Anau Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkTe Anau · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $55/night
Lakeview park in town; stage here before the Doubtful Sound departure from Manapouri (20 min south).
Book ↗ - Day 21 · Sun, 22 Nov Queenstown Lakeview Holiday Park holiday-parkQueenstown · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $65/night
Walk down into central Queenstown. Premium November pricing — book early; powered sites fill fast.
Book ↗ - Day 24 · Wed, 25 Nov Cromwell Top 10 Holiday Park holiday-parkCromwell · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $52/night
Lakeside at Cromwell; start the Lake Dunstan cycle trail almost from the gate and tour Bannockburn cellar doors.
Book ↗ - Day 28 · Sun, 29 Nov White Horse Hill Campground (DOC) DOC-campsiteAoraki/Mount Cook Village · campervan-friendly · from $15/night
DOC self-contained camping right under Aoraki at the Hooker Valley trailhead — non-powered, toilets and water only, no bookings (arrive early). Spectacular and cheap.
Book ↗ - Day 30 · Tue, 1 Dec Lake Tekapo Holiday Park holiday-parkLake Tekapo · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $55/night
Lakefront sites under the Dark Sky Reserve — stargazing from your door. Walk to the Church of the Good Shepherd.
- Day 31 · Wed, 2 Dec Arrowtown Holiday Park holiday-parkArrowtown · campervan-friendly · powered · dump station · from $52/night
Leafy riverside park steps from historic Arrowtown; quieter alternative base to Queenstown.
Book ↗ - Lake Pukaki Freedom Camping Area freedom-campLake Pukaki · campervan-friendly
Self-contained vehicles only. Spectacular Aoraki/Mt Cook views right on SH8 by the salmon shop — short-stay/donation rules apply; check signage and CamperMate.