Hot pool
Spa Thermal Park (Otumuheke Stream)
Taupō, Waikato
Free hot stream that tumbles into the Waikato River, just outside Taupō town.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Otumuheke is a naturally heated stream that runs about 1.5 km before meeting the cold Waikato River. You soak under a little waterfall or in rock pools, and the further upstream you go the hotter it gets. Changing rooms, toilets and a coffee kiosk have been added, so it's a very easy stop, and the walking track to Huka Falls starts nearby.
Good to know
- Go upstream for hotter water, downstream where it mixes with the river for cooler
- Keep your head above water
- Combine it with the walk to Huka Falls
- Go early or late, midday is busy
- Best time
- Early morning or evening
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road and free car park; the car park gate is locked in the evening
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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