LakeHidden gem
Waihora Lagoon
Pureora, Waikato
Boardwalk to a viewing platform over a forest lagoon where tall trees are mirrored in the water.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
A short well-formed boardwalk threads through rimu and kahikatea swamp forest to a platform beside the lagoon. The lagoon is shallow and can dry out in summer. The gravel road in is in poor shape and DOC recommends 4WD only.
Good to know
- Waihora Road is in disrepair, 4WD recommended
- Lagoon can dry out in summer
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Waihora Road off SH32, about 7 km of gravel
- Vehicles
- 4WD only
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