Te Putake o Tawa Carpark

Te Pātake o Tawa Carpark is located within Whakarewarewa Forest on Tarawera Road. Just ten minutes from downtown Rotorua, a beautiful forest awaits you.

These facilities offer showers only for users of this park. No overnight camping is allowed.

The larger forest area is privately owned by Central North Island Iwi Collective (CNI Iwi Holdings Limited) and managed in conjunction with local iwi as a working commercial forest that allows for recreation.

The 5600ha Whakarewarewa Forest is a perfect playground for horse riders, mountain bikers, walkers and hikers with magnificent stands of towering native and exotic trees.

Amateurs to experts from across the country and around the globe agree mountain biking doesn’t come any better, with free access to a plethora of scenic, continually evolving forest trails.

The unbeatable blend of riding surfaces, topography and scenery cater for all skill and fitness levels with more than 70 trails ranging from Grades 2 (beginner) through to Grade 6 (expert) levels.

To find out more about Mountain Biking in Rotorua talk to the experts at the Redwood i-site; Visitor Centre, or pop into one of the numerous bike shops in Rotorua, hire a bike and get ready to hit the trails!