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Tapapakanga overnight carparking at Tāpapakanga Regional Park
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.
95 Deerys Road, Orere Point
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 in the main carpark by the beach.
Visit Tāpapakanga Regional Park for more access information.
Check-in information
Maximum number of vehicles
3Maximum stay
7 nightsCheck-in time
11amCheck-out time
11pmCost per vehicle
$8.00 (GST inclusive)
Booking information
You cannot book this site online.
See Other ways to book your accommodation for information on how to book overnight parking.
Rules
Dogs are permitted off-leash on Tapapakanga Beach or on-leash on walking tracks. Dogs are prohibited from campgrounds, mountain bike tracks and paddocks during lambing season (see noticeboards for details on these areas).
No bins or rubbish disposal facilities. Take all rubbish and recycling with you when you leave.
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 prohibited at all times.
Information about the park
Tāpapakanga Regional Park
Attractive coastal farm park situated on a pōhutukawa edged beach.