Wanaki Loop

My wife's family has been camping at Wanaki for the last 25 years, so we know the campground very well.
We plan to continue going every year, although the toilet / shower building is showing it's age.
For many years, the same camp host returned every year, until last year.
The hosts this year were not very good. Part of their job is to keep the toilet / shower building clean. It wasn't. The extent of the spider webs over the men's room vanity made it clear that it hadn't been cleaned in some time.
When my sister in law asked the host when they would be cleaned next, she said they only get paid $25 per day, so they clean only on Tuesdays & Thursdays. My sister in law noted that it was Friday & both the men's & women's toilet rooms were filthy. The host apparently lost track of what day it was & an hour or so later cleaned the toilet rooms - minimally.
I would suggest not having these hosts back next year & making all other National park campground managers aware that these hosts should be avoided unless they want complaints.

My wife's family has been camping at Wanaki for the last 25 years, so we know the campground very well.
We plan to continue going every year, although the toilet / shower building is showing it's age.
For many years, the same camp host returned every year, until last year.
The hosts this year were not very good. Part of their job is to keep the toilet / shower building clean. It wasn't. The extent of the spider webs over the men's room vanity made it clear that it hadn't been cleaned in some time.
When my sister in law asked the host when they would be cleaned next, she said they only get paid $25 per day, so they clean only on Tuesdays & Thursdays. My sister in law noted that it was Friday & both the men's & women's toilet rooms were filthy. The host apparently lost track of what day it was & an hour or so later cleaned the toilet rooms - minimally.
I would suggest not having these hosts back next year & making all other National park campground managers aware that these hosts should be avoided unless they want complaints.

We tent camp every summer on Wanaki Loop. The beach is so beautiful and easy access to the water. I was a bit disappointed this time with the state of the restroom/shower facilities though. They are getting very rundown. The women's shower didn't work and neither did the lock on one of the two bathroom stalls. Overall though it's a beautiful campsite.

We tent camp every summer on Wanaki Loop. The beach is so beautiful and easy access to the water. I was a bit disappointed this time with the state of the restroom/shower facilities though. They are getting very rundown. The women's shower didn't work and neither did the lock on one of the two bathroom stalls. Overall though it's a beautiful campsite.

Clean quiet well run, short walk to beach, sites are large.

Clean quiet well run, short walk to beach, sites are large.

The site and lake were beautiful! The bike trail was nice, we rode to the visitors center and to the public beach areas. Camp host was great and super friendly. Bathrooms were maintained and clean.

Park is nice and they have good biking trails but the bathrooms are absolutely filthy!!

The site and lake were beautiful! The bike trail was nice, we rode to the visitors center and to the public beach areas. Camp host was great and super friendly. Bathrooms were maintained and clean.

Park is nice and they have good biking trails but the bathrooms are absolutely filthy!!