Taranaki / Egmont National Park
DOC Visitor Centre
12 Rankers Reviews
12 Face-to-Face
8 DOC Centres
6 New Plymouth
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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
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Reviews
Menguy Thibault
Ranking: 8/10
Nice visitor centre with good explanations for the walk........
Sabrina Mandel
Ranking: 8/10
Nice visitor centre, from there you can start a lot of walks.
Martha Taatz
Ranking: 10/10
Very helpful staff, beautiful surroundings and lovely exhibition.
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Polly Rider
Ranking: 9/10
Helpful with suggestions for walks around Mount Taranaki.
Debora Grusler
Ranking: 9/10
Good visitor centre with lots of information about different tracks, Loop Track to Wilkies Pools and Straftord Plateau.
Anna
Ranking: 9/10
Very nice people, helping you with planning trips and everything else. They also have a very good exhibition about the Mt Taranaki.
Boneschova Jarka
Ranking: 10/10
Perfect service.
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Ondrej Stepanek
Ranking: 10/10
The best care from the lady who worked there. She gave me all needed information and printed me off heaps of maps of tracks.
Katherine
Ranking: 8/10
Lots of information on all walks in the park. Were able to get all information and pick which was best suited to us.
Jitka Zenahlikova
Ranking: 9/10
Good information about tracks, weather...... nice exhibition about nature and climbing.
Fahl
Ranking: 9/10
Friendly, helpful and useful information.
