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NZ Walking Routes > Auckland > South Auckland > Tapapakanga Regional Park Coastal Walk
Tapapakanga Regional Park Coastal Walk
- Location
- Tapapakanga Regional Park is located on the Firth of Thames coast. From Clevedon follow the signs to Kawakawa Bay and on towards Orere Point. Just past Orere Point turn off the East Coast Rd down Deery Rd to the park
- Description
Tapapakanga takes you back to the world of the early settlers with its isolated beachfront homestead and pohutukawa-fringed coast.
As well as its rich Maori and European history this beautiful park offers rolling farmland, a winding stream and expansive coastal view, all within easy reach of Auckland.
The beach is ideal for swimming. Other recreational activities at Tapapakanga include picnics, barbecues, camping, fishing, kayaking, family walks and mountain biking.
Tapapakanga – a Puku takes its name from a time when the kumara propagation bed belonging to a local chief, Puku, failed.
Opens: 8.00 am
Closes: 5.00 pm (winter) 8.30 pm (summer)- Duration
- 2.0 hours
- Amenities
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- BBQs
- Birds
- Camping
- Carpark
- Fishing
- Historical
- Lookouts
- Mountain Biking / Biking
- Picnics
- Plant Life
- Swimming
- Toilets
- Source
- www.arc.govt.nz
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