Swimming holeHidden gem
Rere Rockslide
Rere, Gisborne
A natural 60 m rock slide down a river, ridden on boogie boards in summer.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
The Wharekopae River runs down a smooth, angled slab of rock, 60 m long, and locals ride it on boogie boards or inner tubes into a pool at the bottom. It's free and informal, a very Gisborne thing. It's also properly risky, so treat it with respect.
Good to know
- Bring a boogie board or foam pad
- Only slide if you can swim, drowning and injuries have happened
- Rocks can be sharp and slippery
- Water quality often fails guidelines, check LAWA first
- Best time
- Summer, dry weeks
- Open
- Summer
- Getting there
- Gravel Wharekopae Road, about 50 km from Gisborne
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
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