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Eight great ways to enjoy our parks

Escape to one of the ARC's 26 regional parks!

The ARC has 26 regional parks for you to enjoy! Here are eight great ways to enjoy our regional parks:

  1. Relax at sandy swimming beaches and picnic sites at Tawharanui, Wenderholm, Long Bay, Omana, Tapapakanga, Cornwallis, Mahurangi and Awhitu.
  2. Stimulate your senses with the fragrances, forms and colour of the Auckland Botanic Gardens, Hill Road, Manurewa.
  3. Take in the views and easy walks at Duder, Shakespear, Whakanewha, and Tawharanui.
  4. Start at the Arataki Visitors Centre and discover 240km of tramping tracks in the Waitakere Ranges.
  5. Mountain bike, canoe and abseil the Hunua Ranges.
  6. Experience farm life at Ambury, Omana, Tawharanui and Shakespear.
  7. Go camping at Tawharanui, Tapapakanga, Whatipu, Awhitu and Whakanewha.
  8. Escape to the wild west coast - Muriwai, Piha, Whatipu and Karekare.

For further info on how you can get away to one of our parks, visit the Parks section.