Back in XXXX, the Wai-o-tapu Forest camp was part of the forestry service and provided accommodation for forestry workers. Back then, commuting from Rotorua, Taupo, or further afield simply wasn’t practical, so the Forestry Service provided this camp for workers to eat, clean, and rest between shifts.
In more recent times, the Camp was no longer used, and the option to just flatten it and turn the area into another plot of land with trees on it was discussed.
But thankfully some people with a vision for the future proposed that the Camp be turned over to a non-profit Trust which would be responsible for providing a Camp for the region’s young people to come to learn, experience, challenge themselves, and grow.