Thames, Waikato: camping and road guide
Within 30 km of Thames there are 63 campsites (33 of them free), 6 dump stations and 1 rest area. Nearby, 1 road has a signed height or length limit, or no caravans allowed. They're listed first.
CampsitesDump stationsRoad limits
Low bridges and road limits near Thames
Signed limits within 25 km, for anything tall or long: a motorhome, a caravan, a campervan or a rooftop tent.
- Tapu-Coroglen Road · 12.6 m length limit · 16 km N
Campsites near Thames
- TCDC Thames Office and Library Car Parks · in town · free
- Thames Bowling Club Freedom Camping · in town · free
- Danby Field Car Park and Entrance, Thames · in town · free
- Brown Street, Thames · in town · free
- Albert Street Turning Circle, Thames · in town · free
- William Hall Reserve Car Park, Thames · 2 km SE · free
- Kuranui Bay Reserve, Thames · 2 km NW · free
- Rhodes Park Reserves · 2 km S · free
- Tararu Cultural Art Centre Reserve, Tararu · 3 km NW · free
- Dickson Holiday Park · 3 km NW
- Rocky's Track Car Park, Dickson Park Reserve, Tararu · 3 km NW · free
- Tararu Creek Reserve · 4 km NW · free
- Tararu Beachfront North Reserve · 4 km NW · free
- Kauaeranga Valley Toilet Block Pull-Over Area, Thames · 4 km SE · free
- Kahikatea Campsite · 8 km E · fees apply · toilets
- and 48 more in the app
Dump stations
- Dump Station · 1 km SE
- at Tapu Motor Camp · 18 km N
- at Tapu Creek Campervan Park · 18 km N
- at Miranda Holiday Park · 20 km SW
- at Millcreek Bird & Campervan Park & Country Retreats Halcyon Heights · 28 km N
- at Paeroa · 29 km SE
Rest areas
- Rest Area · 11 km E
Fuel
- Mobil · in town
- Gull · in town
- BP · 1 km SE
- Caltex Kopu Diesel Stop · 6 km S
- Mobil Kopu · 6 km SE
Route guides through Thames
- The Coromandel loop · 205 km
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