Mrs Woolly's Campground opened for business this week on the site of the old Glenorchy holiday park, offering 36 unpowered sites for tenting and campervans, as well as two ‘‘glamping'' tents, each featuring a king-size bed, or two twins, linens, lighting and solar power, with coffee and fresh pastries delivered to the tents in the morning.
Camp Glenorchy general manager Steve Hewland said shared facilities on-site included a fully equipped kitchen, barbecues, toilets, coin-operated showers and laundry, and a children's play area.
Mrs Woolly's General Store would also provide groceries, takeaway food, soap and outdoor supplies.
Mr Hewland said the glamping tents cost $130 a night for two people, with a minimum stay of two nights.
He recommended bookings over the next two months, particularly ahead of the annual Glenorchy Race Day, on January 2.
Andrew Jeffery, of Queenstown, had been hired as the on-site manager, running the camp until it closes on March 29.
Meanwhile, construction of Camp Glenorchy - a multimillion-dollar project spearheaded by United States philanthropists Paul and Debbi Brainerd - began in October and is expected to open early in 2017.
Billed as New Zealand's greenest camping ground, on completion it will cater for up to 140 guests in cabins, tents, and campervans on a 3ha site next to conservation land in the township.
Profits from the camp and the Glenorchy Marketplace project would flow to an independent community trust, directed by local residents, to support community projects.
