Freedom Camping Colac Bay

Stayed 2nights , around 15 campers parked up on the second day . New toilet has now been installed .

Perfect spot to overnight, have a drink in the tavern in the town and swim in the beach.Flat area with toilets and plenty of space. Very quiet and kalm place.Nice sunset, sky with incredible colors.

Great view of the water. Just be careful not to get bogged.

Quiet and ruggedly beautiful. Toilets were cleaner than expected.

Good place for a couple of nights. Listen as the waves gently lap at the shore. Walkable distance to the Colac Bay Tavern

Beautiful location - we even got a double rainbow!

Very nice and cute, clean toilets. But windy in the eve but that's good because it keeps the bugs away

Nice little freedom camping spot right next to the beach, a little busy but enough room along the road for everyone to spread out. Has rubbish facilities and a modern longdrop but no drinking water

I had heard good things about this freedom camping site from several sources and they ware right. Quiet, sheltered, scenic and safe feeling I spent a happy 2 nights exploring the area and basking in some unexpected Southland early summer sunshine. The ground was rather muddy and cut up in some places but with a SC camper I had plenty of choice and found a lovely sheltered and dry spot to tuck myself into beside the boat ramp. Who doesn't enjoy the sound of waves washing onto the shore to lull them to sleep and gull cries to wake them in the morning? Riverton, with its fantastic museum that covers all aspects of local history as well as Rakiura/Stewart Island, is in one direction and quaint little Cosy Nook in the other. There is a short bush walk up to a great lookout at Round Hill. You might even be able to 'rescue' a footsore Te Araroa tramper and swap some fresh fruit for a few trail stories while saving them a few kms of road walking. Maybe I was lucky to get a week of sparkling weather, but the Southland coast is a stunning area and well worth taking time to explore.