Watering Cove campsite
Great Walk campsiteLocated in Abel Tasman National Park, TasmanOpen
- Sites
- 5
- Booking
- Can book
- Power
- None
- Toilet
- Non-flush
- Drinking water
- Boil first
- Dogs
- No dogs
Getting there
We have not checked a road end or car park for this place yet, so we do not give driving directions to it. Check how to get there before you go. Some routes cross private land and need the landowner's permission.
How to get there, on doc.govt.nzMap and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Topo map: LINZ, CC BY 4.0. 40.96387° S, 173.05629° E

About this place
Walk-in or boat-in to this beachside campsite on the Tinline to Anchorage section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. There is no drive on access.
Fees and bookings
The DOC Campsite Pass cannot be used at this campsite.
Book Abel Tasman Coast Track huts and campsites online
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
On these tracks
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Nearby stops
Anchorage Hut
Great Walk • 34 bunks • Tasman • 0.8 km
Anchorage Hut is a 34-bunk hut located on the Abel Tasman Coast Track in the Motueka area.
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - flush
Anchorage campsite
Great Walk • Tasman • 0.8 km
Anchorage campsite is a beachside campsite located on the Tinline to Anchorage section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track in the Tasman region. Access is by…
Fire pit/place for campfires (except in fire bans) • Non-powered/tent sites • Shelter for cooking

Akersten Bay campsite
Great Walk • Tasman • 1.2 km
Akersten Bay is a beachside campsite located on the Tinline to Anchorage section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. Access is by walk-in or boat-in only, with no…
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets - non-flush
Te Pukatea Bay campsite
Great Walk • Tasman • 1.3 km
Te Pukatea Bay campsite is a beachside campsite located on the Tinline to Anchorage section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track in the Tasman region. Access is by…
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets - non-flush

Torrent Bay Village campsite
Great Walk • Tasman • 2 km
Torrent Bay Village campsite is a walk-in or boat-in site on the Torrent Bay Estuary to Bark Bay section of the Abel Tasman Coast Track. There is no drive-on…
Non-powered/tent sites • Water from tap - not treated, boil before use • Toilets - non-flush
Walks nearby

Tōtaranui to Awaroa Bay
Intermediate • 2 hr one way • 7 km (tidal) • 14.23 km away

Tōtaranui to Waiharakeke Bay
Intermediate • 1 hr 40 min return via the same track • 6.8 km • 14.23 km away

Hawkes Lookout Walk
Easiest • 10 min return • 800 m • 14.32 km away

Inland Track
Advanced • 3 days • 41.1 km • 14.41 km away
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
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Sources
- DOC Campsites · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- OpenStreetMap Campsites · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.
- DOC Campsites (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).