Swimming hole
Te Waikoropupū Springs
Takaka, Tasman
Crystal-clear freshwater springs on an easy bush loop, among the clearest water ever measured.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
The largest cold freshwater springs in the country push up through the valley floor into a pool so clear it looks fake. A flat, well-made loop track runs through bush to viewing platforms. Swimming and touching the water is not allowed, as the springs are sacred to local iwi.
Good to know
- Go early or late for quiet and softer light
- Allow 40 minutes for the loop
- No swimming or touching the water
- Best time
- Morning, or on a sunny day when the water glows
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road to a car park, then an easy flat track. Fine for campervans.
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
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