Waipatiki beach about 40mins north of Napier…read more Easy day trip. Awesome family beach. A must visit when visiting Hawkes Bay Campground avaliable if you want to stay overnight Simply stunning.

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.