Taranaki / Egmont National Park

Taranaki / Egmont National Park

DOC Visitor Centre

12 Rankers Reviews

12 Face-to-Face

8 DOC Centres

10 New Plymouth

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Taranaki / Egmont National Park

Start your journey through New Zealand's stunning landscapes at a Department of Conservation (DOC) Visitor Centre. Information about conservation areas, as well as DOC's 14,000 km of tracks, 9 Great Walks, and network of 950 huts and 324 campsites.

DOC Taranaki / Egmont National Park Visitor Centre is staffed by DOC rangers who have firsthand, in-depth local knowledge. We provide information about:

•Walks and hiking - short walks, multi-day hikes, Great Walks
•Track conditions, weather, and safety
•Hut and Campsite bookings
•Heritage sites
•Cycleways
•Maps
•Marine reserves
•Conservation projects
•Local stories, legends and history - our nature, our people

• Gateway to Taranaki / Egmont National Park

Details

Feature Value Info

Organisation

North Egmont DOC Visitor Centre

Local government organisation

Location

North IslandTaranakiNew Plymouth

Categories

  • Activity__doc_visitor_centresDOC Centres
  • Free

Operating Season And Hours

Nov-March 8:00am-4.30pm daily
April-Oct 8:30am-4:00pm

Directions

To Coordinates

Coordinates

-39.2700393076371

174.095971488953

Latitude
-39.2700393076371
Longitude
174.095971488953

Nearby

Reviews

    • Lots of information on all walks in the park.
    • Friendly, helpful and useful information.
    • Good information about tracks, weather......
    • Perfect service.
    • The best care from the lady who worked there.
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    9/10 5
    42%
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  • 4.0/5

    Nice visitor centre with good explanations for the walk........

    Reviewed almost 8 years ago and experienced in March 2016

  • 4.0/5

    Nice visitor centre, from there you can start a lot of walks.

    Reviewed over 8 years ago and experienced in February 2016

  • 5.0/5

    Very helpful staff, beautiful surroundings and lovely exhibition.

    Reviewed almost 9 years ago and experienced in January 2015

  • 4.5/5

    Helpful with suggestions for walks around Mount Taranaki.

    Reviewed over 9 years ago and experienced in November 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Good visitor centre with lots of information about different tracks, Loop Track to Wilkies Pools and Straftord Plateau.

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

  • 4.5/5

    Very nice people, helping you with planning trips and everything else.

    They also have a very good exhibition about the Mt Taranaki.

    Reviewed about 10 years ago and experienced in January 2014

  • 5.0/5

    Perfect service.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in April 2014

  • 5.0/5

    The best care from the lady who worked there.

    She gave me all needed information and printed me off heaps of maps of tracks.

    Reviewed over 10 years ago and experienced in April 2014

  • 4.0/5

    Lots of information on all walks in the park.

    Were able to get all information and pick which was best suited to us.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago and experienced in March 2013

  • 4.5/5

    Good information about tracks, weather......

    nice exhibition about nature and climbing.

    Reviewed over 11 years ago

  • 4.5/5

    Friendly, helpful and useful information.

    Reviewed almost 12 years ago and experienced in December 2012