• Some of the Tonga campsites are straight on the sand, but at least there are a few picnic tables.  | Tonga Quarry campsite, Coastal Track, Abel Tasman National Park
  • Reckon this is why you come to Abel Tasman, ie, to camp next to the beach.  | Tonga Quarry campsite, Coastal Track, Abel Tasman National Park
  • There's a couple of campsites perched just above the beach, almost sheltered, the others not too far away.  | Tonga Quarry campsite, Coastal Track, Abel Tasman National Park

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Tonga Quarry campsite | Abel Tasman Coastal Track

Note that due to Cyclone Gita storm damage in early 2018, this campsite has been permanently closed.

The attractive Tonga Quarry campsite sat adjacent to a beach that encroached into the camping area during a large storm, washing away a good proportion of it.

There are a few artifacts remaining from the days when it was actually a quarry, ie, over 100 years ago, the Nelson Cathedral steps were extracted from here.

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category . . . abandoned Great Walk campsite

fires . . . not permitted