Beach and water

The Esplanade Reserve

Beach and water

The Esplanade Reserve

A long grassed strip along the harbour, popular with picnickers and families, and the start of the cycleway to Tauranga.

The stretch between Harbour View Road and the boat club is mostly parking, with a couple of picnic tables. Further south west there are more tables and an area where small sailing dinghies and catamarans launch across the grass, best used a couple of hours either side of high water.

Past the cul-de-sac is one of only three harbour water ski access lanes reachable from the mainland. The walkway and cycleway to Tauranga starts here.

The path from The Esplanade to Beach Grove was the main road into Ōmokoroa Beach many years ago.