I have the campsite pass at $190 now, I have stayed in a lot more camps than your journey being that I’m in a a van . I have made huge savings this way, I have stayed in a lot more doc sites on my travels so totally worth it. It is worth the money if you stay at a lot of these sites, it seems the South Island has many more than the. North Island (just an observation from a travellers perspective) and they seem a lot more accessible in the South. Renew your campsite pass if you get a van, but if you are tenting it I see that it might be not as enticing.
I have the campsite pass at $190 now, I have stayed in a lot more camps than your journey being that I’m in a a van . I have made huge savings this way, I have stayed in a lot more doc sites on my travels so totally worth it. It is worth the money if you stay at a lot of these sites, it seems the South Island has many more than the. North Island (just an observation from a travellers perspective) and they seem a lot more accessible in the South. Renew your campsite pass if you get a van, but if you are tenting it I see that it might be not as enticing.