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Easter Camp 2026
Join us for the ever-popular ASC Easter Camp located at Camp Ngati Rongoma near Lake Okataina. Apart from the Easter Egg hunt, bivi making and large field at the lodge nearby activities include Lake Okataina, short and long bush walks, glow worms, Rotorua's thermal sights, and mountain biking tracks. We will have space for 90 people in a variety of cabins and dorms plus space for campers as well. Cost is $18pp per night and is to be paid in advance. Please register your interest with tours@alpinesport. org. nz. Read More
Ngatuhoa Camping
Join us for summer camping at the beautiful Ngatuhoa lodge camp site. We have exclusive use of the camp site over this weekend. Located 400m from the main lodge facility. The campsite contains a large field of tenting, two long drop toilets, large covered bbq area, a three person cabin, outdoor fireplace with a wetback heater, a marshal heater for a hot shower & filtered drinking water. Note there is no power or cell phone coverage on site. Read More
Tunnel Point Overnighter - 14/15 January 2026
Break up the school holidays with a mid-week overnight trip. Pack your gear and join Claire, Harper (8) and other ASC families for an overnight camping adventure in the beautiful Waitākere Ranges. We’ll meet at Karekare carpark on Wednesday 14th January then take a 1-hour beach walk to Tunnel Point Campsite. Once there, we’ll pitch our tents, make dinner, and watch the sunset then get our torches out for an epic game of Spotlight. On Thursday morning, we’ll walk back out to Karekare and cool off with a swim between the flags before heading home around lunchtime. Read More
Summer Camp 2025/26 Coroglen!
Summer Camp 2025 - Coroglen 26th December 2023 – 3rd January 2024 Come and join in the tradition! This year’s camp is in a gorgeous valley in the Coromandel. Just over 2-hour’s drive from Auckland and up-river from the famous Coroglen Tavern (fish-and-chips, icecreams, beer). The campsite has two spacious fields and is next to a beautiful native-bush fringed stream. The stream has multiple swimming holes and will be perfect for aqua-tramping and floating down the river on boogie boards. Read More