On the eastern side of far flung Awhitu peninsula, is this park, with it's two camping grounds, sandy beaches, wetlands, walks and picnic areas with barbecues.
In line with Omana, Ambury, and several other Auckland Regional Parks, Awhitu is a working farm. The Rangers tend to stock as well as park facilities. The 1930s farmhouse is available for overnight stays but must be booked well in advance.
The little island off Brook's Bay is called "Kauritahi', which should mean one Kauri tree, but it doesn't appear to have one of anything on it. When it is low tide, you can easily walk out and check this out for yourself. The beach is very shallow, meaning it is great for kids to splash around but not proper swimming. The flipside of this is that it creates a great playing field for cricket and volleyball and other beach sports like touch rugby. A little jetty enables a bit of boating and fishing.
Another popular feature with young families is the Brook Homestead walk, most especially the pond along the way which hosts enormous eels.
Despite the boom in nearby Franklin, the extra distance to the city means the population is static and scattered here, but Awhitu does claim to be the original home of Prime Minister William Massey, and later activist Eva Rickard. There was action at Awhitu during the Waikato Wars, and Te Wherowhero camped here for a time.
If you have come this far you might want to visit the Awhitu lighthouse and Kohekohe Church.
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