there's also a bbq, a guest laundry and a tv lounge. casual rooms and apartments offer kitchens, flat-screen tvs and en suite bathrooms. rental bikes and campsites are available. amenities include a heated outdoor pool, a jumping pillow and a playground, as well as 3 communal kitchens and a dining room. . villas add living rooms and gardens. simple cabins feature wi-fi (fee), shared bathrooms and decks, along with bunk beds and minifridges. comprised of a motel, cabins and campsites set across lush grounds, this low-key holiday park is 1 km from the hauraki gulf and within 3 km of both the driving creek railway and coromandel kayak adventures Auckland Airport 2 hr 28
New Chums Beach (24 min) Remote, picturesque 0.6-mi.-long beach in a bay accessed via rugged headland & forest. Papa Aroha Holiday Park (16 min) Kayak fishing The Waterworks (12 min) Quirky place with water-powered inventions, a playground & a swimming hole, plus an organic cafe. Tucks Bay (7 min) Ōamaru Bay (8 min) Waiau Kauri Grove (17 min) Scenic area of kauri forest featuring a popular swimming hole with a waterfall, plus a trail. Whanganui Island (12 min) Coromandel Mining & Historic Museum (3 min) Heritage museum in an 1897 building exploring the area's gold-mining history via photos & artifacts. Tokatea Hill Lookout (12 min) Viewpoint on a hiking trail overlooking a scenic bay, forest & former WWII marine surveillance area. Coromandel Peninsula (45 min) Stunning beaches, dense forest & some of the last wild populations of the Kiwi bird. Kauri Block Walk (12 min) Native Kauri trees can be seen along this walking trail that stretches up above the harbor. Motutere / Castle Rock (28 min) Coromandel Zipline Tours (3 min) Driving Creek (4 min) Original pottery murals line the track of this small train ride with scenic mountain & gulf views. |