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Lake Okataina
Okataina, Bay of Plenty
Remote bush-fringed lake with walks, a quiet beach and great birdsong.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
One of the least developed lakes near Rotorua, reached by a gravel road through native bush. The lakeside tracks are lovely and the beach at Otangimoana Bay is a good picnic spot. Phone coverage is patchy.
Good to know
- Drive carefully, the road is gravel
- Pack food, there are no shops
- Best time
- Morning
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Gravel road from Tarawera Road, passable in a normal car
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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