Camp Elsdon Holiday Park, Wellington offers budget, friendly, family camp backpackers and caravan site accommodation in a bush setting overlooking Porirua Harbour. Wake up to native birds singing in a rural setting within a city. The camp is handy to the local city centre, restaurants, supermarkets, aquatic centre (hydroslide), surf beach, wind surfing & native bush walks to panoramic views.

Ideal for singles, couples, families, groups of friends holidaying together, corporate business travellers or convention delegates looking for either affordable accommodation in a great Porirua location, Camp Elsdon is located at the entrance to Colonial Knob Reserve which offers native bush walks/bike tracks (some energetic) to panoramic views of Porirua and its twin harbours, Wellington, Kapiti and the South Island.

Camp Elsdon is also close (1 km) to the local Porirua City centre, shopping and amenities and is 1.5 km from Porirua Railway Station. It is close to State Highway 1 and 20 minutes (18km) from the Wellington and the Picton (Interislander and Blue Bridge) ferries. Porirua City also has a direct railway link into Wellington City.

Porirua City centre offers a full range of supermarkets and shopping malls at North City Plaza and The Mega Centre. Local restaurants offer a range of cuisine as well as all main stream fast food outlets. Movies are available at Reading Cinema in North City Plaza or 20 minutes drive away at the lovely Lighthouse Cinema beside Pauatahanui Inlet.

On Saturday mornings the Porirua Market opens at 5am – 10am in the city centre car park and offers tantalizing, freshly cooked Pacific, Asian and Maori foods as well as fresh fish, vegetables, flowers and other goodies.

Camp Elsdon caters for individual, family and group bookings (20 to 90 plus). accommodatioion options include a Lodge, dormitories, and campground with powered and non powered sites. A bottom sheet, pillow and pillow case are provided with all beds. Children under 5 years STAY FREE OF CHARGE

Familities and services include amenities include a guest laundry, dump station, field area, FREE ample parking for buses and cars, communal toilet/showers, a communal guest kitchen, a communal lounge/dining hall, facilities for disabled guests, garden, BBQ facilities as well as resident donkey and miniature ponies who enjoy being fed.

Local attractions include Te Rauparaha Arena and Aquatic centre (with hydro slide/wave machine), Go Karts, ten pin bowling, and miniature golf at Pirates Cove.

Camp Elsdon is a charitable incorporated society established in 1954. A simple and convenient low cost camp, Camp Elsdon is open all year round providing group, team, youth and casual accommodation and is used by school, church, sports, dance and community groups, as well as individual families and overseas tourists.

Camp Elsdon occupies 5.5 hectares of DOC land located on the foothills of western Porirua and is surrounded by the native bush of the Porirua and Colonial Knob Scenic Reserves. It is also a good base and allows for easy access to city, urban, rural, industrial, bush and coastal environments and is close to essential services.