BeachHidden gem
Ōtama Beach
Kūaotunu, Waikato
A 2 km white-sand beach with only a few houses and room to yourself.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A long, pale beach backed by dunes and a wetland reserve, reached down a quiet back road. You can often have it almost to yourself outside school holidays. There's nothing commercial here, which is the point.
Good to know
- Bring water and food
- Check the surf before swimming, there are no patrols
- Part of the access road is unsealed
- Best time
- Weekday morning
- Getting there
- Short gravel section on the road from Kuaotunu, fine for most cars in dry weather
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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