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Verns Camp

Verns Camp is a free conservation campsite within Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tāne Conservation Park, situated on the true right of the Whirinaki River in the East Coast region of New Zealand.

It occupies the site of an old track cutter's camp and sits roughly 2 hours 15 minutes from the River Road carpark.

The site offers three campsites and a picnic shelter with a fireplace; water is available from a tank and from the stream at the southern end of the clearing. Fires are permitted in designated fireplaces when no fire ban is in effect.

Just past the shelter, striking pumice cliffs add to the setting. The camp lies along the Whirinaki Circuit route, between the River Road carpark and Central Whirinaki Hut, and is sometimes used by guided parties.

The surrounding river corridor is good habitat for whio (blue duck), making it a rewarding stop for wildlife watching as well as a natural lunch break on the track.


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