Topic: Camping round the Rotorua Lakes
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A Table List of Camping Grounds, Caravan Parks and Fishing Lodges from 1922 onward. Information from Rotorua Phone Books, Wises Post Office Guides (via Ancestry.com) ;Rotorua Lakes Council Archives and Papers Past (via National Library of New Zealand); Rotorua Who's Who 1961-1990.
| Date | Name | Site | Proprietors |
| 1907 | Te Minenga House | Ohau | Mrs Rennie |
| 1922 | Hamurana Fishing Lodge | On banks of the Hamurana Stream, close to where it enters Lake Rotorua | Major & Mrs E. Meyer |
| Mr S.H. Jolly (c1927) | |||
| Name Change c1940 | Hamurana Springs Lodge | Mr Kenneth P. Lovat Fraser c1942-1954 | |
| Name Change c1963 | Hamurana Springs Resort | Richard (Ricky) & Janice Habberfield-Short c1963-1975 | |
| 1928 | Lake Rotoma Tea Room | Includes Boarding House at this time | Mr & Mrs Twomey c1928-1936 |
| 1928 | Okataina Lodge | Unknown | Dr. R.F. Rayner & Mr N. Cole |
| Mrs Keitha Beamish-White c1938-c1968 | |||
| 1929-1953 | Municipal Camp Ground | Cnr Devon & Ranolf Street | |
| Municipal Camp Ground | 469 Old Taupo Road c1953- | Jenkins Holdings Ltd c1953-1976 | |
| Name Change | Rotorua Thermal Motor Camp | 469 Old Taupo Road | Kenneth & Rona Allen c1972 |
| Bernard & Janke Bartelink c1978 | |||
| Brian & Norreen Voyce c1986 | |||
| 1932 | Cochrane's Park & Fishing Lodge | Hamurana Road, on the banks of the Ohau Channel | James W & Annie Cochrane c1932-1951 |
| Joseph M.V. Paterson c1949-c1954 | |||
| Arthur S. Buchanan c1956-57 | |||
| Name Change | Ohau Channel Camp & Tourist Cabins | Hamurana Road | R.J.H. Short (Ricky) c1964-c71 |
| Donald & Phyllis Malcolm c1972-c1978 | |||
| Frederick A. Comfort c1975 | |||
| Ina & Robert Sayer c1986-87 | |||
| 1932 | Gray's Fishing Lodge & Guest House | Ngongotaha, near Railway Line | Harry S & Ida M Gray c1928-1949 |
| also known as Central Fishing Lodge | |||
| Central House c1928- | |||
| 1928 | The Bungalow Fishing Lodge | Lake Rotoma, (one mile from Soda Spring) | Phoebe Atkinson c1928-1944 |
| 1935 | Parawai Fishing Lodge | Parawai Road, Ngongotaha | Mr & Mrs J U Collins c1935 |
| 1930-1981? | Rainbow Springs & Motor Camp | Fairy Springs Road | Edward (Ted) Bruce c1929- 1940 |
| Malcolm H Fraser (poss 1949- | |||
| Gainard & Kathleen Petty c1954-c1962 | |||
| John E & Felecia Mills c1969-c1972 | |||
| Mavis J. Newlands (Camp Manageress) c1969-1981 | |||
| c1935 | Cottage Motor Camp | Whittaker Road | F. Oldham |
| Robert & Kathleen Lewis c1935-1938 | |||
| Frederick L. Bacon (Caretaker) 1943-1946 | |||
| John C. Adams (Caretaker) c1946-1949 | |||
| Ernest & Marjorie Long c1949- | |||
| Name Change | Cosy Cottage Motor Camp c1969 | David & Patricia Long c1969-1974 | |
| Stewart & Jeanette Couper c1975-c1983 | |||
| 1938 | Te Koutu Motor Camp | Lake Road, btw Railway & Old Taupo Road | Unknown, c1938-c1949 |
| c1939 | Fishing Lodge | Okere Falls, location unknown | Kingi c1939-1945 |
| c1942- | Ideal Motor Camp | Unknown - in Electoral Rolls, no street address given | Unknown |
| 1942 | Dickinson's Auto Park | 22 Beaumonts Road, Ngongotaha | Alfred S. Dickinson & Charles Dickinson c1942-1954 |
| Gordon & Nora Brebner c1954- | |||
| Name Change | Parker's Caravan Park c1974- | William & Dorothy Parker c1972-1978 | |
| Name Change | Ngongotaha Caravan & Motor Camp c1978- | Gavin & Raewyn Mexted c1977-80 | |
| Betty & Bill Culver c1981-1983 | |||
| John & Vicky Pennington c1984 | |||
| Les & Irene Lewis c1985-86 | |||
| John & Carmen Caldwell c1990-91 | |||
| 1949- | Autohaven Lodge | 133 Pukuatua Street | Max Yerex c1949-c1968 |
| Christopher Yerex c1968 | |||
| Mr & Mrs Henry Newbrook c1969-1972 | |||
| Edward & Lorna Bowring c1972 | |||
| John & Tommie Mullan c1976 | |||
| 1949-? | Neilson's Motor Camp | Fairy Springs Road, location unknown. | Frank & Annie Neilson c1949-1954 |
| 1949 | Lake Rotoma Camp | Main Highway | Leigh & Dora Foster |
| James & Nancy Burdett (Camp Attendant) c1972-1975 | |||
| Possible Name Change | Rotoma Holiday Park | Manawahe Road | Karl & June Buscke 1975 |
| Keith & Avis Niven c1974-1986 | |||
| W.D. & M.Y. Eddy c1989 | |||
| 1951 | Holden's Bay Holiday Park | 21 Robinson Ave | D.W. Hyde & A.S. Carter c1957-59 |
| Graham Maplesden c1969-1983 | |||
| Eric & Sandra Chatterton c1985-1986 | |||
| David & Elspeth Liddle c1986-87 | |||
| 1954 | Lodge Motor Court | cnr Hall & School Roads, Ngongotaha | T. D. Brewer c1954-1972 |
| Bob Brough c1975-c1978 | |||
| John & Judith Gurzinski c1985-86 | |||
| Name Change | Greengrove Holiday Park c1998 | ||
| c1954 | Merge Lodge | S.H. 30, Lake Rotoma | T.C. Bell c1954-1961 |
| R.L.Yates c1968 | |||
| Charles E.M. Hyde c1971-1972 | |||
| Alan & Meryl Leaning c1978-1981 | |||
| New on same site?c1986- | Merge Lodge Camping Ground | Lester & Helen Tapp c1986-87 | |
| c1954- | Taheke Motor Camp | 103 Okere Road, Okere Falls | Annie D. Larner c1954-1960 |
| Gerald & Audrey Allen c1967-1981 | |||
| Wayne & Christine Mason c1988 | |||
| c1954 | Golden Springs Motor Camp | S.H. 5, Reporoa | Frederick & Elizabeth Eaton c1954 |
| Lloyd & Phyllis Patchett c1954 | |||
| L. M. Walker c1957-1959 | |||
| Ross & Rayoni Todd c1978 | |||
| 1957 | Stowes Beach Chalets | 15 Holden's Ave | Leonard C Stowe c1957-c1960 |
| Eric Emery c1960-1971 | |||
| Name Change c1974 | Beachcomber Motel & Caravan Park | William & Hannah Dalglish c1975 | |
| Julie D. Woywode c1984-85 | |||
| Sibely A.D. Watson c1984-85 | |||
| Ian S. Cheater c2008 | |||
| 1957 | Lakeside Motor Camp | 54 Whittaker Road | J.H. & Gladys Smith c1957-1980 |
| John McKnight Smith c1978 | |||
| Richard & Cornelia Bos c1978-1989 | |||
| Clinton & Cheryl Kendall c1989-1991 | |||
| c1957 | Waters Motor Camp | 91 Old Taupo Road (opp Gilltraps Garage) | J.H. Waters 1957-c1961 |
| c1957 | Rehutai Motor Camp De Luxe | Fairy Springs Road | Unknown |
| c1957 | Fairy Springs Motor Camp | Fairy Springs Road | Unknown |
| c1957 | Pines Motor Camp | 71 Fairy Springs Road | |
| Name change c1969 | Pines Auto Lodge | Karl & June Buscke c1969-1974 | |
| c1958 | Moana Motel | 50-58 Lee Road, Hannah's Bay | Donald & Corrine Carlson c1958-1963 |
| Ross Waters c1966-1969 | |||
| Mr & Mrs R.H. Deane c1973-1975 | |||
| S.P. Groot c1976-1980 | |||
| 1961 | Blue Lake Holiday Park | Tarawera Road | Henry A. Cavanagh c1961-1964 |
| Colin & Shona Brooke c1975 | |||
| Denton & Topham | |||
| 1961 | Fisherman's Lodge Holiday Park | 19 Te Mu Road, Lake Tarawera | John L. Wright c1961-1973 |
| Owners : Lance Winter & Donald Walker c1973- | |||
| Alan Rayner Hodder & Janice Hodder and family c1975-1991 | |||
| 1962 | Stillwater Motel | S.H. 30, Lake Rotoma | Leon & Una Stack c1962-c1972 |
| Desmond & Kathleen Jenkinson c1978 | |||
| 1962 | Okawa Bay Boating Camp & Lakeside Cabins | RD4 | Peter L. Martin c1962 |
| Michael & Cynthia Williams c1963-c1977 | |||
| c1968 | Parawai Lodge | 28 Parawai Road, Ngongotaha | L. L. Wither c1968-1972 |
| Possibly was Parawai Fishing Lodge c1935 | Mr & Mrs J.U. Collins | ||
| 1968 | Wishing Tree Tea Rooms Ltd. | Tamatea Street, Lake Rotoiti | C.C. & E. Garratt c1968 |
| included Holiday Accomodation at this time. | D. Canty c1976-1980 | ||
| Name Change | Hinehopu Caravan Park | ||
| 1974 | Redwood Park Motel & Caravan Park | 5 Tarawera Road | Percy A. Lewis c1974- |
| was Country Gardens Motel | Simon J. Meadows c1976-79 | ||
| c1972 | Kettle Kabins | Lake Rotoma | Florence Crawley |
| c1973 | Waiteti Trout Stream Motor Camp | 14 Okona Crescent, Ngongotaha | Ian & Vicky Calvert c1973- |
| c1978 | Solitaire Lodge | 16 Ronald Road, Lake Tarawera | Reginald Turner c1978-1989 |
| c1988 | UFCW Motor & Holiday Camp | Paradise Valley Road | Unknown |
