lake-wanaka

Wānaka

Highlights

  • Panoramic views of surrounding peaks
  • Timaru Creek - A camping and picnic area

Proximity

  • by car:

    15 min from Wanaka

A place of intense beauty and mountainous extremes, Lake Hawea is the outdoor adventurers’ paradise.

Wānaka
Lake Hawea, Wānaka

An easy, scenic 15 minute drive from Wanaka and on the road to Makarora and the West Coast, is Lake Hawea. A place of vivid beauty, mountainous extremes and legendary fishing spots. Lake Hawea is an outdoor adventurers’ paradise and a great place to boat, swim, kite surf, kayak, ride, walk or just laze about on the beach.

From Lake Hawea township you can find an excellent walk by following Timaru River Road to Timaru Creek, a picnic and camping area. The trail that begins here leads through a valley of beech forest until it flattens onto a braided river bed.

With magnificent views of the surrounding peaks, and a lake to cool off, Lake Hawea offers a welcome respite from the long hot months of summer.

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