Places to explore.
Picnic at the Falls
McLaren Falls Park, Western Bay
1-3 hours -
Easy level
Take a stroll on 190 hectares of parkland and view the awe-inspiring waterfalls at the idyllic McLaren Falls Park. Home to one of the best botanical collection of trees in Aotearoa, this is the perfect spot for a relaxing picnic with whanau. and if you are there after dusk, check out the stunning glow worms at the waterfall track!
Native flora:
Rimu, totara, tawa, cabbage tree, mamaku, silver fern, kahikatea, kohekohe, tree fuschia, rewarewa, kanuka.
Mana whenua:
Ngāti Ranginui.
