Camping
This year there are 2 different camp sites and also options for a single night or 2 nights camping
Please note... You need a festival ticket to purchase camping tickets and if you buy your camping tickets at the same time as your festival ticket you only pay one booking fee. So it's easier and cheaper to get them both sorted at the same time.
Click here to buy camping tickets
One Night Camping
If you’re coming for just one night on New Year’s Eve there are two options:
1. Coromandel Gold Camp (SOLD OUT)
2. Waterways Camp
The price is the same for both sites ($25 per person) and the facilities are also exactly the same. So what’s the difference?
- If you’re at the Coromandel Gold Camp you’re only a couple of hundred metres from the stage which is primo, but you can’t take alcohol into your camp site.
- If you at Waterways you’re closer to town, you can take limited amounts of alcohol to your camp site and there are heaps of buses running to Coromandel Gold and back again throughout the day and night
What You Get!
- A secure area with round the clock security keeping an eye on your gear
- Dedicated toilets for camping crew only
- Fresh water supply
- On-site food
- Somewhere to park your tent
- A camp site close to your car
When do you have to leave?
- Both camps will be closed at 2:00pm on the 1st Jan so if you get to bed in the early hours you can sleep it off for a good amount of time.
- We are trying to be reasonable with the 2:00pm closing time so please don't take liberties and try and milk it after 2:00pm because we need to clean up and we need you guys outa there so we can get it done.
Two Night Camping - Waterways Camp Only
If you want to kick back in Whitianga and avoid the mission home on New Year’s Day you can take the more lush option and stay at Waterways for two nights.
What You Get!
- 2 night’s accommodation
- Hot showers
- Buses to and from Coromandel Gold
- Free parking
- Toilets
- BBQ, lounge and chill area
- On-site food
- New Year’s Day DJ’s
- 24 hour security
- Less than 1400m from the centre of Whitianga
Tickets for 2 nights at the Waterways camp will be $50 per person + b/f
When do you have to leave?
- The camp will be closed at 1:00pm on the 2nd Jan so if you get to bed in the early hours you can sleep it off for a good amount of time.
- We are trying to be reasonable with the 1:00pm closing time so please don't take liberties and try and milk it after 1:00pm because we need to clean up and we need you guys outa there so we can get it done.
General Info
When you get to the Camp Site
- When you get to either camp site you will need to swap your camping tickets for wristbands which will give you access to the respective camp grounds. This will all be sign posted when you get there.
When can you turn up?
- Both the Coromandel Gold and Waterways camp sites will be open on the December 31st from 10:00am so you can get there nice & early to set up camp and avoid any possible queues.
What can you bring into the Camp Sites?
- Your camping gear, food, cooking equipment (no open fires)
- Limited amounts of Alcohol - Waterways Camp only
What you can't bring into the Camp Sites?
- Coromandel Gold Camp - No alcohol
- Vehicles (there is parking on site but not right by your tent)
- Any form of stereo equipment
- Any illegal substances
- Weapons or anything else deemed to be dangerous
Campervans
- If you intend to bring a campervan we need to know about it so we can hook you up an appropriate place to park.
- All campervans will be parked at the Waterways camp site so each person in the van needs to buy the appropriate camping tickets from Ticketmaster.
- There are no extra changes for the camper van
- Please email the following details to us at info "at" coromandelgold.co.nz : Driver name, size of camper, number of crew, rego (if known)

