1 / 2Totara Park - Local Park & Forest Trail
π The Gardens, Auckland
Totara Park on Wairere Road in The Gardens (Manukau) is a large regional park combining forest trails, two playgrounds, a public pool (summer only), a small tennis court, a historic building, a horse trail, and an off-lead dog area. Free entry; pram-accessible across most of the site.
π Family Action Verdict
Best as a longer family outing - there's enough variety to fill a half-day or more across the playgrounds, forest trails, and (in summer) the pool. Reviewers consistently mention the breadth of activities under one site.
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π¬ What Families Are Saying
View all reviews β13 Google reviews
G Reviews from Google
Sadat Taseen
3 months ago
βThe water streams, the lush green trees, and the light touch of mist on your skin really lifts your soul and makes you feel free. Highly recommend going left once in the park and avoiding the farm area which is on the right side that is full of mountain biking trails.β
K G
5 years ago
βOur most fav place to take our dog, awesome off lead area, swimming area for our dogs too by the trail. Plenty of dogs go every weekend so heaps of play time with other dogs. Even our dog loves it, Every time we drive past our dog gets super excited and just wants to go there. Lovely trail walk, that links up to the botanical gardens as well. 100/100 stars.! Photos of the trail walk thing.β
V
4 years ago
βThere is so much to experience here - a public pool (only open during summer), small tennis court, forest trails, 2x playgrounds, a historic building, horse trail, plenty of flat grass areas, shaded tree spaces for picnics and plenty of picnic tables to choose from. I was thoroughly surprised by such a hidden gem. Been here once and still have much more to see. I WILL BE BACK!! π₯°β€β€β
π Commonly mentioned in Google reviews
Based on Google review tagsTrails
4 reviews
Botanical gardens
2 reviews
Forest walk
2 reviews
Trees
2 reviews
Overview
Totara Park is a large multi-purpose regional park at Wairere Road, The Gardens. The site combines two playgrounds, a public pool (open summer only), a small tennis court, a historic building, a horse trail, walking and forest trails, an off-lead dog area, and plenty of flat grass for picnics. Pram-accessible across most of the site. Free entry.
