Category:Otaki Forks
Otaki Forks is the main western entrance to the Tararua Forest Park. Two tributaries, the Waiotauru River and Waitatapia Stream, meet the Otaki River here. Open river terraces and regenerating bush surrounding the forks reflect the farming and sawmilling history. Otaki Forks has been developed for a wide range of activities including camping, picnicking and short walks to stone walls and old boilers, remnants of the pioneering era. It is also the start point for longer tramps into the backcountry.
Otaki Forks provides access to the network of huts in Tararua Forest Park. Several huts are within 1 day’s walk. Tracks vary in condition and terrain. Parawai Lodge is a standard hut (1 ticket per night), 5 minutes from Boielle Flat: next to the Waiotauru River, a popular picnic area with garbage bins and flush toilets.
Otaki Forks is 19 km inland from Otaki township, approx. 1½ hr drive from Wellington or Palmerston North. The easiest turn-off from SH 1 is at Otaki Gorge Road, just south of the SH 1 bridge over the Otaki River. The last 5 km of the Otaki Gorge Road is unsealed, narrow and windy—please drive carefully. A taxi service is available in Otaki.
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Boielle flat carpark toilet 1.jpg 2,048 × 1,536; 605 KB
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