The Dry Creek campsite is in Belmont Regional Park, in the hill country between Porirua and Lower Hutt. The park is open to the public for walking, running, mountain biking, horse riding and picnics, and the listing describes the campsite as a place for walkers and mountain bikers who want views. The Dry Creek automatic security gate is open from 5am to 9pm from 1 October to 31 March, and from 6am to 6pm from 1 April to 30 September.
The park has walks for every level. The Māra Roa Loop is 2.5 km and easy, the Viaduct View Walk is 500 metres, and the Waihora Loop is an intermediate 3.5 km with views over Transmission Gully. Dogs are welcome on the Waihora Loop and Māra Roa Track, on or off lead, and must be on a lead on the Māra Roa Loop. We hear some tracks near Transmission Gully are closed from Monday to Saturday while the motorway work is finished, and the underpass near the bottom of Cannons Head Track is open only on Sundays.