This is located (at km 171.4K on the Provincial Highway no. 8) opposite the Lüshui east trailhead. It has water, and lighting and 12 wooden platform tent spaces, toilets (with cold water showers), and washstands. No tent for rental, please bring your own tent. No hot water provided, only cold water shower. No booking is required and use is free of charge.

There are 12 wooden platform tent spaces in Heliu campground.

Location

Heliu Campground 13km/20-25 minutes by car from the Taroko Arch Gate and starting from the Park headquarters is about half an hour by bus or by car.
Heliu Campground: Take the stairways down to campground from the Central Cross-Island highway (Provincial Highway No. 8).
The campground is between Cimu Bridge (motherly Devotion Bridge) and Lüshui Geological Exhibition Hall. It's only about 300 meters up, westwards, from Cimu bridge, and about 500 meters down, eastwards, from Lushui Geological Exhibition Hall.

Transportation

There are buses available running by Hualien bus, TaiwanTrip Ubus (310) and Taroko bus (302) companies heading to Tianxiang everyday. Check our website for details: please click Tourism Information/Transportation/Timetable- Hualien bus, 310 or 302 bus schedule. Visitors are suggested to have their own vehicles (scooters or cars), and heading west from Taroko along the Central Cross-Island Highway (Provincial Highway 8) around 13.1 km.

Camping area

Room for 12 wooden platform big tents (each big tent = 10 persons tent)

Reservations

No need to make reservations. It serves "first comes, first served."

Parking lots

The area only has parking space for a few cars(7 or 8 cars only).
If there is any lights broken or facilities damage at the campground, please call Tianxiang Service Station 886-3-8691466, 886-3-8691162

Open Hours

The park is open the whole year -the Central Cross-Island Highway is the main highway viewing the marble gorge part of the park. Visitor centers opening hours should be checked. Please consult the opening hours for each visitor center or service station in our English website at “About the Park" >"Visitor Center".

There are toilet, shower rooms(cold water) and public space in Heliu campground. — There are toilets, shower rooms (cold water) and public space in Heliu campground.

2. Lushui campgrouond

1.6 km east from Tianxiang, 900m west from Heliu, open 24 hours a day. The floor of the campground is earth and grass, it has water and lighting. It has no tent platforms or showers. The toilet of Lushui Lower Terrace Exhibition Hall or toilets next to the Lushui Geological Exhibition Hall (upper terrace) can be used. No booking is required and use is free of charge.