getting here

arriving

Gate hours

Friday 7th February: 8am – 9pm

Saturday 8th February: 8am – 9pm

Sunday 9th February: 8am – 9pm (Exit Only from 2pm) 

Please avoid arriving before the gate opens as you will not be able to enter. 

Our campsites officially open at 8am to give you time to set up and get ready for Shipwrecked Festival, which kicks off at Midday. We have a strict no vehicle movement after dark policy so please make sure you arrive during gate hours. There is no camping available outside the festival site, nor at Lake Tomarata as it is not a public camping spot. If you plan on arriving in the area prior to the festival, check out what campsites are available in the beautiful surrounding areas of Mangawhai, Pakiri, and Te Arai.

PARKING

We have limited vehicle passes available. Please help us save on space and emissions by ride-sharing with friends or joining our Facebook group Shipwrecked NZ community hub to offer or find a lift with fellow sailors.

If you do wish to bring a vehicle to Shipwrecked – including cars, motor bikes, vans, campers, caravans and buses – you’ll need to purchase a Vehicle Pass.

VEHICLE PARKING PASS

With this pass, your vehicle is allowed ONLY in the car park. This means you will park your car and make your way to the campsite with all your gear. The walk is around 500 meters. No camping is permitted in the car park. Feel free to bring a trolley for transporting your goods. You will be able to access your car during the festival.

VEHICLE CAMPING PASS

With these passes, your vehicle will be allowed to enter and stay at the campsite in the allocated vehicle camping areas. There are three different types of camper vehicle passes:

Small Vehicle Camping Pass – up to 6 meters length and 3m wide. The vehicle will have entry to the campsite in the allocated small vehicle camping area. Vehicles are not allowed to be moved after being parked up. If you’re giving a lift to someone sleeping in a tent, they can camp next to you. Please note: you can only pitch 1 tent per vehicle.

Large Vehicle Camping Pass – between 6-15 meters length and 3m wide. The vehicle will have entry to the campsite in the allocated large vehicle camping area. Vehicles are not allowed to be moved after being parked up. If you’re giving a lift to someone sleeping in a tent, they will need to camp in the allocated camping area due to limited space between vehicles.

Vehicle and Caravan Combo Pass – up to 15 meters total length and 3m wide. The tow vehicle and caravan (or trailer) will have entry to the campsite in the allocated caravan camping area. Caravans have to stay with the tow vehicle. Tow vehicles and caravans are not allowed to be moved after being parked up. If you’re giving a lift to someone sleeping in a tent, they will need to camp in the allocated camping area due to limited space between vehicles.

Camping vehicles are not to be moved once parked up. If you need to leave the festival early, please let staff know on arrival so they can park you near the exit.

Vehicle camping passes are limited. If you are not sleeping in your vehicle, please purchase a Vehicle Parking Pass.

CAMPING

The campground is located onsite, approximately 500m from the festival site, and tent camping is included in your ticket. The gates to the campsite will be open from 8am on Friday and will close at 9pm on Sunday. This means you will need to be packed up and offsite by 9pm on Sunday. Please support whomever is driving to have plenty of rest and be well prepared for the drive home. There is no camping at Lake Tomarata. If you intend to continue journeying after Shipwrecked, make sure that you have your accommodation sorted before the weekend. Check out the eco-huts and campsites in the local areas or go a bit fancy with an Airbnb.


There is drinking water, cold showers, and toilets available in the campground area. Check out our campsite hub where you’ll find shade and a place to rest. We DO NOT provide rubbish facilities on the camp site, please support our leave-no-trace policy by taking home everything that you brought with you. Please note that there will be no vendors in the campsite. Feel free to bring your own snacks and cooking set up. Our food vendor area on the event site will offer a wide range of meals as per usual.

Absolutely NO FIRE and take the utmost care when using gas cookers. Important: if you’re cooker is not fixed inside a camping vehicle, make sure the cooker is set up stable and off the ground. Take the utmost care while cooking and never leave your cooker unattended. Fire risk is always extreme at this time of year in particular. Fire extinguishers are located around the site – please only use them in an emergency.