Omokoroa InfoThe walkway and cycleway to Tauranga
The Ōmokoroa to Tauranga walkway and cycleway starts at The Esplanade and runs south past Cooney Reserve, Lynley Park and Tamihana Park towards Plummers Point. Cooney Reserve is the best place to park if you are riding it, and has a toilet and a bike repair station.
Beach and water
Beach Grove
A small grassed reserve with a boat ramp best used around high tide, on the walkway and cycleway.
- Picnic table
- Boat ramp
Hamurana Reserve
One of two reserves on the northern coast with vehicle access close to the water, next to the bowling green.
- Picnic tables
- Steps to the water
Ōmokoroa Domain
The main beachfront reserve near the tip of the peninsula, with safe swimming, a playground and a free barbecue.
- Toilets
- Playground
- Picnic tables
- Free gas barbecue
- Wharf access
Precious Family Reserve
A foreshore reserve on the northern coast with safe swimming at high tide and a sheltered seat.
- Sheltered seat
- Walkway
The Esplanade Reserve
A long grassed strip along the harbour, popular with picnickers and families, and the start of the cycleway to Tauranga.
- Picnic tables
- Car and boat trailer parking
- Dinghy launching
- Ski lane
Reserve
Cooney Reserve
A bird roosting area and the best place to park if you are riding the cycleway to Tauranga.
- Toilet
- Bike repair station
- Bird observatory
- Limited self-contained freedom camping
Gerald Crapp Historic Reserve
A coastal strip around the headland with trees planted in the 1870s and the Wai-Huri pā site.
- Cliff-top walkway
- Historic plantings
Lynley Park
Largely undeveloped reserve land with a grass path and a seat overlooking the harbour.
- Seat with harbour view
Punarua Stormwater Reserve
A developing reserve in the Kaimai Views subdivision, with planting and tracks under way.
- Walking tracks, in development
Tamihana Park
A pocket park on the cycleway with seats looking across the estuary.
- Seats
Washingtonia Stormwater Reserve
A stand of Washingtonia palms around a pond, with a seat for watching the birds.
- Seat
- Pond
Walkway
Nell's Dell
A short access way between Owen Place and Ōmokoroa Road, home to the largest known Tainui trees in New Zealand.
- Walkway
Walnut Grove
An access way from Myrtle Drive to the cliff-top walkway, named for walnut trees left from the Gellibrand plantings.
- Walkway
Playground and sport
Skatepath
An award winning skatepath at the Western Ave sports ground, opened in 2016.
- Skatepath
Western Ave Sportsground
The main sports ground, also home to the library, the sports pavilion and the skatepath.
- Toilets
- Carparking
- Sports fields
- Skatepath
- Library and service centre
- Sports pavilion
