Parks, Lakes & Recreation
Rotorua boasts 18 magnificent lakes, over 110 park reserves and several world-class venues for a diverse range of recreational activities. Whether you're a visitor or a local, you can find useful information about our beautiful parks, lakes and events here, plus where to camp or book a reserve for an event.
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Booking & Using Reserves
Find out how to book a lake or park reserve for your next family gathering, wedding or work get-together.
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Using Drones in Rotorua
Find out about the guidelines to using and flying drones around the Rotorua region, including prohibited areas.
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Freedom Camping in Rotorua
Find out where to camp, camping facilities, and other important information before you visit Rotorua.
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Freshwater Gold Clams
Here's how you can help us to stop the spread of invasive freshwater gold clams to our Te Arawa lakes.
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Lake Information
Where to swim, find lake level and hazard information, and what to do if there is an emergency or you find a hazard in a lake.
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Lake Reserves
Find out about the magnificent lakes of the Rotorua region, their lake reserves and facilities.
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Markets
Find out about the markets held in Rotorua, including the Kuirau Park saturday market and Rotorua Night Market.
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Park Reserves
Find out about Rotorua's 100+ park reserves, including the beautiful Government Gardens and Kuirau Park.
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Recreational Venues
There's plenty in Rotorua for locals and visitors to enjoy - find information about our recreational and leisure venues.
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The Redwoods - Titokorangi & Whakarewarewa Forest
Titokorangi and Whakarewarewa Forest, also known as The Redwoods, is a magnificent forest area just outside Rotorua.
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Weddings in Rotorua
Council offers several picturesque venues for wedding ceremonies. These can be booked for a fee.
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What's on in Rotorua
What's happening in Rotorua? Check out what's on, or head to Rotorua Nui for detailed events information.
Please take your rubbish home
Help our community stay beautiful by always taking your rubbish with you when enjoying our many lakes and parks. You can find out more about the mission to rethink, reuse and reduce our waste by visiting the Resourceful Rotorua page.
Useful information about our parks, lakes and recreational spaces
Reserves and trails on doc.govt.nz
The Department of Conservation (DOC) website contains trail maps and track information, alerts and conservation information for the Bay of Plenty region.
