COVID-19 Alert Level 2 – Accommodation information
Holiday parks and the Waiheke Backpackers Hostel are open for bookings with COVID-19 alert level measures and protocols in place.
Baches, campgrounds and lodges are open from 10am Monday 8 March 2021.
We will be reinstating our standard cancellation and amendment rules under Alert Level 2. Customers wishing to cancel or amend can do so online via their MyAuckland accounts.
Customers who have not started their planned stay over Alert Level 3 (28 Feb-6 Mar 2021 inclusive) that have not amended or cancelled these bookings will require a manual refund for the nights affected, and we will advise if details are required.
If you haven't received cancellation communications, please email
regionalparks@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.
This site is for parking a vehicle overnight while on off-park activities like visiting an off shore island or completing the Te Ara Moana kayak trail (the Sea-going Pathway).
You cannot book this site online.
Alerts
Track maintenance and improvements
The southern section of the Waharau Ridge Track will be closed from Wednesday 1 May to Friday 29 November 2024 for maintenance.
If you have any concerns, please phone the park duty ranger on 09 301 0101.
Check for open and closed tracks and help protect our kauri
We have closed large sections of our parks to prevent the spread of kauri dieback.
When you visit our parks, you need to clean your footwear and equipment to avoid transferring disease from one area to another.
Find open and closed tracks and read about protecting our kauri.
1748 East Coast Road, Whakatiwai
Directions and access
Main park gates are open from 6am to 9pm during daylight savings hours and 6am to 7pm during non-daylight saving hours.
You can park your vehicle in the main arrival carpark outside the hall.
See more about
Waharau Regional Park
access information.
Check-in information
Maximum number of vehicles
3
Maximum stay
7 nights
Check-in time
11am
Check-out time
11pm
$8.00 (GST inclusive)
Rules
Animals
Dogs are permitted off-leash on the foreshore and associated beach. Dogs are allowed on-leash on park tracks at all times but prohibited from all campgrounds (see noticeboards for details on these areas).
Rubbish
No bins or rubbish disposal facilities. Take all rubbish and recycling with you when you leave.
Overnight vehicles and tents
You may not park a truck, bus or container. You may not sleep or camp in your vehicle at this site — you can book CSC parking areas or campgrounds to sleep overnight at the park.
Fires
Fires prohibited at all times.
Information about the park
Map of Waharau Regional Park
Report a problem
Report a non-urgent problem at www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/report-it. Call our regional parks team on 09 366 2000 to report an urgent problem. Email general enquiries and feedback to regionalparks@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz.
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