Kayak camping, tides & launches: Bay of Islands, Hauraki Gulf & Coromandel

Bay of Islands, Hauraki Gulf & Coromandel: Coastal paddling with 234 campsites, 759 boat launches and 18 tide stations. See them on the map, check today's tides and wind, or, with a Coast Map Pass, download the whole region (48 MB) to your phone for trips without signal.

Open Bay of Islands & Hauraki on the mapTides at Leigh
234campsites
759boat launches
18tide stations
48 MBoffline download

Campsites

From OpenStreetMap, coloured on the map by what you need before staying. 34 mention boat, canoe or kayak access (🛶). Always confirm fees, permits and closures with the operator.

Fee or reservation (75)

Permit, protocol or private (3)

Free or backcountry (14)

Fees not recorded (check locally) (120)

Tide stations

Highs and lows for the next year, the 24-hour tide curve, wind and the marine forecast.

Boat launches

Plus 745 unnamed launches on the map.

Camping and tides in New Zealand

Tide predictions from Toitū Te Whenua LINZ and campsites from the Department of Conservation and OpenStreetMap. Most coastal DOC campsites must be booked ahead in summer; freedom camping rules vary by council. All New Zealand regions.

Download for GPS and other map apps

231 campsites and 737 boat launches as GPX (GPS units, Gaia GPS, OsmAnd) or KML (Google Earth, Google My Maps).

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