WaterfallHidden gem
Rere Falls
Rere, Gisborne
A wide curtain of water you can walk behind, with a swimming pool below.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 60 min
Rere Falls is more about width than height, a broad curtain of water on the Wharekopae River with a pool underneath that's popular for swimming. Picnic areas make it a good lunch stop on the road out from Gisborne. You can walk behind the falls when the flow is low.
Good to know
- Water quality often drops below swimming guidelines, check LAWA
- Take care on wet rocks
- Combine it with the nearby Rere Rockslide
- Best time
- Summer weekdays
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Gravel Wharekopae Road, about 50 km from Gisborne
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
Facilities
- Picnic tables
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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