Finlay Park Adventure Camp was started in the 1940 to provide a location for Easter camps for the young people of the Waikato region.

Finlay Park has grown and changed over the years to the facility that it is today. Almost 300 beds across 2 camp sites, Main Camp and The Village. And with all the activities available at Finlay Park we can cater for your next camp. 

School Camps

The Finlay park staff are available to assist you in the planning and requirements for your school camp or other groups camp requirements. Just contact us and let us know what we can do to help you ensure that your camp is a success that your kids will talk about for years to come.

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Kids Holiday Camps & Extreme camp

Finlay Park also runs kids camps in the school holidays for kids aged 8-15.  For more information on the next available camp have a look at the Holiday Camps Page. 

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Church Camps

Coming away to a camp is a really special time for churches to get together and spend time in fellowship and growing together. Camp at Finlay Park 

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This year was my 9th camp,

This year was my 9th camp, over 18 years. It was the 14th camp for our school, over 28 years. Our students had a superb experience – every day they were challenged to do something new, to push themselves beyond what they knew they could do – and your staff were 100% positive and professional. Thank you.

Thank you too, for the special care you took to create another magical memory for Nate, our wheel-bound student. He did more than he knew he could do – and he loved being the hunter on Survivor Island and being able to play paint ball as well.

We look forward to being back in 2022 – for our 30th year as a school.

Dr Cherie Taylor-Patel- Flanshaw Road School

We LOVED our time in The Village at Finlay Park

We LOVED our time in The Village at Finlay Park, we will definitely be booking it again for next year! The facilities were awesome and the falaes were so much fun for the kids. The huge dining room/deck area was perfect for meals and hanging out. Our host Gus was friendly and super helpful. Thanks for a great stay!

Courtney Barley – Onekawa Bible Church

Excellent camp, that was loved by all.

Excellent camp, that was loved by all. Thank you for your amazing hospitality, friendly and helpful staff. Look forward to coming back in another 2 years.

Miriama – Kimihia School

Thanks, we had an amazing camp

The kids and adults were all really complimentary, and were keen to come again. The activities were really well supervised and the staff really helpful and easy to contact. The facilities were great, the kitchen had everything we needed, and when something wasn’t working (gas) it was fixed promptly.

Nadine – Pirongia Scout Group

Excellent value for money

For the cost of the camp, I thought it was excellent value for money. Erin was relaxed and completely approachable.
The glow worms were excellent and the guides really knowledgeable. Having the chapel was great for our school as well.

Phillipa Cosgriff – St Columba’s Catholic School

The design and layout is superb

We had a fantastic time at the village, we could easily have stayed one more night. The design and layout is superb, we all loved the swimming pool, the easy access to the lake and having our own jetty for the weekend. Mathew did a stellar job of looking after us, and we would love the opportunity to come back again:-)

Claire Price – Price Family Group

What is Ian Doing now?

What is Ian Doing now?

You may be wondering what is Ian doing now that Gus is the Finlay Park Camp Director. Well we are glad that you asked. Today the Special Projects team was fixing the floor in the big gym, and of course stopping for the interruption of a phone call.

There are many special things about Finlay Park

There are many special things about Finlay Park

There are many special things about Finlay Park, but one thing that everybody enjoys is the food that Shelley, Joan and Kate prepare for our catered camps. In 7 days they will have prepared over 3,400 meals for the school camp that we have in at the moment. And they...

The calm before the excitement….

The calm before the excitement….

The calm before the excitement of another 180 kids arriving at Finlay Park for their School Camp. Planning and preparation is in full swing for eCamp at Finlay Park with registrations maxing out at 1,000 people. Great time to remember the 23 Psalm The LORD is my...