Parks and recreation

If your idea of beauty is a remote beach, or a windswept bluff with a lighthouse, you’ll find that. How about lush native bush or wetlands teeming with wildlife? You’ll find that too. There are rivers and ranges, farmland and forests, seabeds and sand dunes, and even film sets.

Things to do

• Get outdoors: Have a picnic, fly a drone, or go camping, fishing, horse riding, dog walking and feed some eels.
• Join in:  Go to an event, follow a guided walk, or get involved through volunteering.
• Be active: Go walking, running and hiking, swimming, mountain biking, hunting, rafting and kayaking, or four wheel driving and trail biking.
• Set the scene: Get married, run an event or make a film.

Need help to "Find your Wild"? See Wellington Regional Trails to find out about trails and what to know before you go.

Find a park that suits you 

Each of the region’s parks offers something special, with different things to do and environments.