Aorere Shelter campsite | Heaphy Track, Kahurangi National Park
Aorere Shelter campsite is one of those common DOC Heaphy Track campsites which aren’t horizontal, as usually defined. Still, you can’t have everything.
At least there’s a picnic table and a shelter there, ie, a three-sided structure with a roof and no door.
category . . . Great Walk campsite
camping fee winter season . . . 1 May – 30 September
All adults (18+ years): $16 per person, per night
All children (17 years and under): free
camping fee summer season . . . 1 October – 30 April
Kiwi adults (18+ years): $16 per person, per night
Kiwi children (17 years and under): free but booking still required
Non-resident adults (18+ years): $24 per person, per night
Non-resident children (17 years and under): $12 per person, per night
booking . . . required all year, either online or at a DOC office
campsites . . . 4 sites, maximum 8 campers
facilities . . . big doorless shelter with bench seats, stainless steel benchtop, sink, picnic tables
water . . . tap above sink
toilet . . . long drop
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