Verns Camp
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David Finn
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Verns Camp
Located in Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park in the East Coast region
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Introduction
This is a good place to stop for lunch, with a shelter, fireplace and water.Access
- Foot
Landscape
- Forest
- Rivers and lakes
Facilities
- Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans)
- Non-powered/tent sites
- Toilets - non-flush
- Water from stream
Activities
- Walking and tramping
Seasonal restrictions
Fires permitted in designated fire places and only if there is no fire ban. Check rules and fire bans before you light.
Dog access
Dogs with a DOC permit only. Contact closest DOC office to get a permit. Other pets on conservation land rules.
The camp is on the site of an old track cutter’s camp, this is a good place to stop for lunch. There is a newly erected picnic shelter with a fireplace. Water is available both from a tank and from the stream at the southern end of the clearing.
Just past the shelter are striking pumice cliffs.
Fees
Free.
It takes about 2 hours 15 min from the River Road carpark to get to Verns Camp.
Location
NZTM2000: E1919987, N5707638
Contacts
| DOC Customer Service Centre | |
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| Phone | 0800 275 362 |
| easternbop@doc.govt.nz | |
| Address | DOC offices |