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Plan a day tour in a small paradise placed on the east coast over viewing the Hauraki Gulf. The park is combined with Okura Marine Reserve.

Drawn to it are:

• Families
• Picnic enthusiasts
• Fans of water activities
• Hikers
• Scenic tourists

Families enjoy safe swimming, with a fabulous playground area, open space for games and a miniature railway.

Picnic enthusiasts find free to use barbecues or may bring their own gas barbecue. For large or small family reunions the park has excellent facilities in place.

For groups exceeding 75 persons or to secure a beach picnic spot book in advance. More information is available from the Auckland Regional Council phone 09 366 2000.

Popular water sports practised in Long Bay are kite surfing and sea kayaking.

The Park’s historical building is the Vaughan Homestead with a fabulous sight to the Hauraki Gulf. This was Home to the Vaughan family for one hundred years they lived and worked there. For special occasions this place is for hire.

A Coastal walk following the coastline up to the cliff tops and down to Granny’s Bay and Pohutukawa Bay and finally reaching Okura River. This delta has a remarkable effect especially at low tide. Low tide introduces to an exciting beach walk.

The wide delta follows pohutukawa trees and emerges into a shoreline with cliffs sculptured by the forces of the sea. Rain and wind left their impression too through fallen parts from above cliffs.

It is a Marine Reserve embedded in a magnificent New Zealand scenery you visit. So leave the fruits of the sea like fish, shellfish, sea anemones and seaweed where they belong and take only pictures to remember.

The park’s facilities offer apart from shady car parks and connection to the public transportation http://www.maxx.co.nz:

• Toilets
• Shower
• Playground and children’s train
• Disabled access
• Picnic sites
• Restaurant and kiosk

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