GeothermalHidden gem
Tokaanu Thermal Walk
Tokaanu, Waikato
Short free loop past bubbling mud and boiling springs near Lake Taupō.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min

A boardwalk circuit through steaming mud pools and hot springs beside the lake. It's an easy 20-30 minute stroll you can do before or after a soak at the pools next door.
Good to know
- Stay on the boardwalk, the ground is scalding
- Wear shoes, not jandals
- Combine with a swim at the lake nearby
- Best time
- Any time
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road, short walk from the pools car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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