Kennedy Park Resort

Napier


Less a campground and more an entire suburb of holidaymakers, this complex is top dog on the Napier camping scene. It’s the closest campsite to town (2.5km out, southwest of the centre) and has every facility imaginable (including a karaoke machine!), plus a swathe of cabin and unit configurations.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Napier attractions

1. National Aquarium of New Zealand

1.09 MILES

Inside this modern complex with its stingray-inspired roof are piranhas, terrapins, eels, kiwi, tuatara and a whole lotta fish. Snorkellers can swim with…

2. Daily Telegraph Building

1.41 MILES

The Daily Telegraph is one of the stars of Napier's art-deco show, with superb zigzags, fountain shapes and a symmetrically patterned facade. If the front…

3. Sunken Gardens

1.41 MILES

An interesting historic curio (1969) along Napier's waterfront promenade with tidy floral arrangements set into the ground below street level. A pretty…

4. National Tobacco Company Building

1.5 MILES

Around the shore at Ahuriri, the National Tobacco Company Building (1932) is arguably the region’s deco masterpiece, combining art-deco forms with the…

5. MTG Hawke’s Bay

1.5 MILES

The beating cultural heart of Napier is the smart-looking MTG – a gleaming-white museum-theatre-gallery space by the water. The MTG showcases live…

6. Marine Parade

1.54 MILES

Napier's elegant seaside avenue is lined with huge Norfolk Island pines, and dotted with motels and charming timber villas. Along its length are parks,…

7. Pania of the Reef

1.58 MILES

A bronze statue of the sea-dwelling Pania, whose tale is long and heartbreaking – ask a local to regale you with her story or read the statue's plaque.

8. Tom Parker Fountain

1.59 MILES

A 1936 art-deco fountain named after a local gentlemen's outfitter of the day. Best viewed at night when it's flamboyantly lit.