Here’s your guide to exploring Waihi Falls:

🥾 Trail: An easy 15 minute return walk down some steps to the swimming hole and base of the waterfall.

🅿️ Access/Parking: Free parking is available at the trailhead.

📏 Difficulty: Easy.

🤫 Secret: DON’T swim here, please, even if LAWA says the latest readings are fine. The risk is too high.

👧👦 Family-friendly: Yes.

🦮 Dog-Friendly: Yes BUT toxic algae is often present, especially in summer. Even a coin-sized amount is enough to kill a dog. Keep them on a lead and don’t let them enter the water.

🌞 Shade: There are patches of native bush around the base which provide shade.

🚽 Facilities: Available at the trailhead.

🗑️ Leave no trace: Preserve this beautiful spot by taking your rubbish with you and staying on marked trails.

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