# Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite, Sumner Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite is a campground in Sumner, Christchurch. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Listed.** On OpenStreetMap. The picture the page leads with, from its own website: https://api.chch.live/biz-img?slug=awaroa-godley-head-campsite-sumner. ## About, in one paragraph On the record it offers bookings required, toilets, dogs on a lead. Its own website describes it as “Camp in the middle of a WWII defence battery site with great ocean views and a range of scenic walks”. _Summary written by the site from the public record and the business’s own website, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Kind:** Campgrounds _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Website:** https://doc.govt.nz/link/1e1a4a4b65544e2daa2a9ad61ede13af _(OpenStreetMap)_ · _its own site agrees_ - **Email:** arthurspassvc@doc.govt.nz _(Its own website)_ - **Operator:** Department of Conservation _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Wheelchair:** Limited wheelchair access _(OpenStreetMap)_ - **Services:** Bookings required, Toilets, Dogs on a lead, No wi-fi _(OpenStreetMap)_ ## In its own listing Camp in the middle of a WWII defence battery site with great ocean views and a range of scenic walks. _Source: OpenStreetMap._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Open Space Natural _(District Plan)_ - **Heritage item:** Godley Head, significant in the District Plan _(District Plan)_ ## The reports nearby 4 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8733255), [2 Godley Head Road, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-godley-head-road) - [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/3830733), [2 Summit Road, Sumner, Christchurch 8081, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/sumner/2-summit-road) - [Animal - General](https://www.chch.live/report/3657658), CR72+9Q Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand - [Parks](https://www.chch.live/report/2262708), Godley Head Road, Canterbury 8081, New Zealand ## Getting there - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Awaroa%2FGodley%20Head%20Campsite%2C%20Sumner%2C%20Christchurch) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.5884754,172.8034235) ## Nearby - [Godley Head Heritage Trust Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/godley-head-heritage-trust-museum-sumner), Museums, 56 m ## The nearest other campgrounds - [S Brighton Holiday Park](https://www.chch.live/business/s-brighton-holiday-park-south-new-brighton), South New Brighton, 8.1 km - [South New Brighton Holiday Park](https://www.chch.live/business/south-new-brighton-holiday-park-south-new-brighton), South New Brighton, 8.1 km - [Naval Boat Point Ramp Freedom camp](https://www.chch.live/business/naval-boat-point-ramp-freedom-camp-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 8.2 km - [Christchurch Kiwi Holiday Park and Motels](https://www.chch.live/business/christchurch-kiwi-holiday-park-and-motels-bromley), Bromley, 10.2 km - [Orton Bradley Group Campsite](https://www.chch.live/business/orton-bradley-group-campsite-christchurch), Christchurch, 11.2 km - [Pigeon Bay Camping Ground](https://www.chch.live/business/pigeon-bay-camping-ground-pigeon-bay), Pigeon Bay, 13.1 km - [Little akaloa campsite](https://www.chch.live/business/little-akaloa-campsite-okains-bay), Okains Bay, 17.8 km - [Little Akaloa Domain](https://www.chch.live/business/little-akaloa-domain-okains-bay), Okains Bay, 17.8 km - [Every one in Sumner](https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground#in-sumner) ## Also in Sumner - [Scott's Hut](https://www.chch.live/business/scott-s-hut-sumner), Attractions, 524 m - [Choco-Blitz Scarborough](https://www.chch.live/business/choco-blitz-scarborough-sumner), Delis, 3.2 km - [Scarborough Fare Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/scarborough-fare-cafe-sumner), Cafés, 3.2 km - [Ocean Cafe & Bar](https://www.chch.live/business/ocean-cafe-bar-sumner), Restaurants, 3.2 km - [C Views Beachfront Bed and Breakfast](https://www.chch.live/business/c-views-beachfront-bed-and-breakfast-sumner), B&Bs, 3.3 km - [Sumner Tennis & Squash Club](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-tennis-squash-club-sumner), Clubs, 3.3 km - [Abbott House Sumner Bed & Breakfast](https://www.chch.live/business/abbott-house-sumner-bed-breakfast-sumner), B&Bs, 3.6 km - [Sumner Sports Pavilion](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-sports-pavilion-sumner), Clubs, 3.6 km - [Sumner Community Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/sumner-community-centre-sumner), Venues & events, 3.9 km - [Nimbus Paragliding Ltd](https://www.chch.live/business/nimbus-paragliding-ltd-sumner), Attractions, 4.0 km - [Every kind of business in Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5884754&lon=172.8034235) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5884754,172.8034235,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Awaroa%2FGodley%20Head%20Campsite) - [Sumner](https://www.chch.live/sumner), the suburb - [The OSM record](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/485423418), fix it there ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite?** A campground in Sumner, Christchurch. **Where is Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite?** Somewhere in Sumner, the record holds no street address. [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.5884754,172.8034235,17) **Is Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite still trading?** On OpenStreetMap. **How do you contact Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite?** its [website](https://doc.govt.nz/link/1e1a4a4b65544e2daa2a9ad61ede13af), email [arthurspassvc@doc.govt.nz](mailto:arthurspassvc@doc.govt.nz) (its own website). **What other campgrounds are near Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite?** [S Brighton Holiday Park](https://www.chch.live/business/s-brighton-holiday-park-south-new-brighton) (8.1 km), [South New Brighton Holiday Park](https://www.chch.live/business/south-new-brighton-holiday-park-south-new-brighton) (8.1 km), [Naval Boat Point Ramp Freedom camp](https://www.chch.live/business/naval-boat-point-ramp-freedom-camp-lyttelton) (8.2 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground). **What’s near Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite?** 1 other premises within a short walk, nearest [Godley Head Heritage Trust Museum](https://www.chch.live/business/godley-head-heritage-trust-museum-sumner) (56 m). **What stood where Awaroa/Godley Head Campsite is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.5884754&lon=172.8034235) ## Sources - OpenStreetMap, named premises drawn and kept current by its contributors (ODbL) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly - Record assembled 2026-10-17 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/awaroa-godley-head-campsite-sumner Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/campground Suburb: https://www.chch.live/sumner