Papatowai Beach

I recommend the Picnic Point Track.

Having read about the Picnic Point Track, we went looking for it. We found it, clearly marked near the beach car park at Papatowai, The bush track entry is clearly signposted and can be found a few m...

nice walk to beach

You can access Papatowai beach via the small 15 minute Picnic Point walk from the end of Cross St, (parking available). The big sweeping sandy beach from Florence Hill lookout is Tautuku Bay.

Relax stroll along river mouth, nice

Some people mixed up this place with Florence Hill which is close each other but not the same. Papatowai Beach is approx. 2-3km east of Florence Hill at the mouth of Tahakopa River. From the main road...

Great beach.

We visited Papatowai Beach on a rugged afternoon but that didn't takeaway from this fantastic place. Wild, rugged and a great place to visit.

A yellow sand beach surrounded by rainforest

This is a wide beach, when we were there huge waves were hidding the ciast line due to a strong gale. The wind came from the direction opposite to that of the waves. It made for extra steep waves with...