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Lake Rotokura
Ohakune, Manawatū-Whanganui
Short walk to a beech-ringed lake with Ruapehu reflected on clear days.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
From Rotokura car park on Karioi Station Road, a short track passes Dry Lake and reaches Lake Rotokura, ringed by ancient beech forest. It is tapu to Ngati Rangi, so avoid eating at the lake and do not fish. Tui, kaka and robins are common.
Good to know
- No drones without a permit
- Lake is tapu (sacred healing waters), avoid eating there
- Fishing is prohibited
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Karioi Station Road off SH49, about 12 km from Ohakune; car park at the end
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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