Getting there
The main entrance and car park is off Waitikiri Drive, off Burwood Road, via either Marshlands or Burwood.
You can reach the park on foot from Spencer Park and from North Shore along the Southern Pegasus Bay track.
Metroinfo(external link) has up-to-date bus information.
Motorised bikes and vehicles are not permitted in the forest.
Opening hours and gates
- Waitikiri Drive gates are open between 7am and 9pm year-round.
- Ring Armourguard 0800 007 009 to release locked in vehicles at owner’s expense.
Facilities
Coastal and forest walks, mountain-bike tracks and horse-riding trails.
The Visitor Centre, located at the Waitikiri Drive entrance, has track maps, brochures and displays about the park's history and ecology.
There are public toilets in the car park.
Dogs
Dogs under effective control are allowed in the park.
For safety reasons, please ensure dogs don't get in the way of mountain bikers.