BUG review
Dickson Holiday Park is a large camp with accommodation ranging from tent and camper van sites to cabins and motel units. It’s set along a stream and has a number of bush walks you can take through the surrounding forest. There’s a games room with table tennis and table soccer, a swimming pool and free bikes to use. A butterfly and orchid garden is also on-site, and you can pick up small snacks and goods at a shop in the reception office. Backpackers generally stay in the small cabins and caravans; there’s one large dorm bunk but we’re told it’s hardly ever used. In all, there’s lots of space and some good facilities, although it lacks a real hostel atmosphere and has lots of families and groups coming through.
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Price Dorm bed $20 Double/twin room $50-65 Prices are in New Zealand dollars and are inclusive of all taxes.
