Roadside oddity
Te Paki giant sand dunes
Te Paki, Northland
Climb huge dunes, then board-slide down to the stream at the bottom.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 75 min
Enormous dunes just off the Cape Reinga road where you can hire a sand board and slide down. The climb is harder than it looks in soft sand, so budget an hour. The stream at the bottom can be wet and sticky, so wear things you do not mind getting sandy.
Good to know
- Hire boards at the car park
- Climb the side ridges, not straight up
- Take water, no shade
- Best time
- Morning, before the sand heats up
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed to the Te Paki Stream turnoff, then a short gravel road to the car park
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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