Neat little activity to do in the town known for their Gumboot Tossing Championship. The public…read moregumboot throwing lane where you can try your hand at a gumboot toss yourself is located just behind the public restrooms right off main street, past the police station and the train tracks. They have a variety of well-worn gumboots available for tossing and the grassy lane is well-marked w/distances so you can see how far you tossed it and improve from there! There is also a huge gumboot statue on the way into town that is a fun photo stop and the Town Hall also doubles as an i-site.

I went there and there wasnt that much activities i got 4 cock roaches got into my tentread more

Lovely camp ground - you can camp inside your car or near it - it's close to the river and…read moreprotected from ambient light so you'll have unparalleled views of the sky and all the billions of stars that we don't get to see in the US. January summer ambient temperatures were a bit cooler than I would prefer for splashing around in the river but people in NZ think that 74F is a heat wave, ymmv.

Nice camp site around a man made lake. Powered sites under the trees with lake views and unpowered…read moresites at lake edge. Bit muddy in winter. Amenities basic and ok cleanliness.