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Waharau overnight carparking at Waharau 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.
Alert - warning
Park open following aerial pest control operations
Visit How we protect the Hunua Ranges from pests for safety tips and how to keep your dog safe over the next 6 months.
Visit Our Auckland for an update on the pest control operation.
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 car park outside the hall.
Visit Waharau 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 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).
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
Waharau Regional Park
On the eastern side of Hunua Ranges extending from range to the coast with farmland, river banks and forest.