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Overview
About Tinline Campsite
Why stop
- Grassy, tree-sheltered setting close to the southern entrance
Heads up
- Through-hikers may find it too close to Mārahau
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Abel Tasman Tour Guide
Your drive to Tinline Campsite, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Abel Tasman National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Mārahau and Te Waharoa0:00 / 0:33
“You're approaching Mārahau's Coast Track entrance, marked by the carved gateway called Te Waharoa. Stop for a look even if you're not planning a long walk, and go around to see both faces.”
Plays on the road 2 km from Tinline Campsite in the Parkwolf Abel Tasman Tour Guide.
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Guide
More about Tinline Campsite
A short first dayTinline Campsite is a grassy campground on the Abel Tasman Coast Track, about 3 km from the…
Tinline Campsite is a grassy campground on the Abel Tasman Coast Track, about 3 km from the Mārahau entrance. It suits families or anyone wanting a short first day; through-hikers may find it too close to the southern end. You can arrive on foot or by boat, but there’s no drive-on access. Book ahead year-round.
Grass instead of beachfrontThe campsites sit on a gently sloping clearing a little inland from the beach, beneath trees.
The campsites sit on a gently sloping clearing a little inland from the beach, beneath trees. That gives Tinline a more sheltered feel than a beach campsite, though you won’t be pitching on the sand. There’s a long-drop toilet, and the water is untreated: boil it before use. You can’t buy food along the Coast Track, so plan meals before leaving Mārahau.
Add the creek walkThe Tinline Bay Nature Walk is a 20-minute return side trip from the Coast Track, following…
The Tinline Bay Nature Walk is a 20-minute return side trip from the Coast Track, following Tinline Creek through lowland coastal forest. An unusual tree is the payoff; take the detour if you want a short forest walk before or after camp.
The name comes from the streamTinline Stream is named for John Tinline, who bought land between the Mārahau estuary and the…
Tinline Stream is named for John Tinline, who bought land between the Mārahau estuary and the stream in 1857. That land later became part of the park in 1965. Farming and holiday cottages came and went; the buildings are gone, though introduced plants from that period remain.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Abel Tasman
10 sightingsKeaMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
54 sightingsNew Zealand Fur SealMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
20 sightingsLittle PenguinMost seen around 9 PMSighting map
21 sightingsSouth Island KākāMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
527 sightingsWekaMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
16 sightingsTūīMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Abel Tasman. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
