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About Omana

Omana Regional Park is situated on a gently contoured knoll from which visitors can enjoy outstanding views of the inner Hauraki Gulf. An ideal family park with a shelly beach offering safe swimming at high tide, shady pohutukawa, walks to farmland and an intriguing pa site.

Park information

Pedestrian access:	Open 24 hours
Summer gate opening hours:	6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Daylight savings)
Winter gate opening hours:	6:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Non daylight savings)
Distance from CBD:	42 km
Park map:	Click here to download a park map
Physical address:	2 Omana Beach Road, Maraetai
Casual group size:	100

Dog walking restrictions

Dogs are allowed on a leash in the arrival area, and on the Beachlands to Maraetai walk/cycle way.
Dogs are allowed off leash on the perimeter walk and associated foreshore (excluding Omana Beach).
Dogs are prohibited in all other areas of the park.

Note: Temporary restrictions may apply during seasonal farming operations (lambing and calving) under Clause 10 of Dog Management Bylaw.

Click here for information about which regional parks allow restricted dog walking

How to get to Omana

Turn off State Highway 1 at Highbrook Drive and veer left. Continue into Allens Road and turn left at Te Irirangi Drive. Turn right into Ti Rakau Drive at Botany Town Centre then left into Chapel Road. Turn right at the next roundabout (1.6km) onto Whitford Road.

Travel straight through the next two roundabouts (5.6km). Continue through Whitford roundabout and follow Whitford Maraetai road (10km). The park is on the left just before you enter the township.

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Park facilities

Bookable site Omana Bookable Site 1 Omana Bookable Site 2 Omana Bookable Site 3 Omana Bookable Site 4 Omana Bookable Site 5

Camping Cliff Top Campground

SCC campgrounds and designated parking areas Omana SCC parking area

BBQ

3 single wood BBQs and 8 double wood BBQs. Bring your own wood or buy from the park ranger.

Beaches

There is access down to the beach at the entrance to the park. The rest of the park is up on cliff tops.

Boat ramp

The nearest boat ramp is at Omana Espanade in Maraetai.

Cellphone coverage

Interpretation

Limited mobility parking

There are 2 designated car parks below the main toilet block.

Limited mobility toilet

There is 1 male, 1 female wheelchair accessible toilet.

Mobility access (partial)

Notice board

Parking

Additional parking available in paddocks

Picnic tables

Omana has bookable sites available for groups or just find your own favourite spot.

Potable water

There is a drinking fountain in the playground.

Pram access

There is pram access to the playground and BBQ area.

Ranger contact phone

Ranger office

Sealed access road

Security gates

Toilet block

Park activities

Bird watching

You'll probably see pied oystercatchers, shags and kingfishers. Inland you might see tui, tiny grey warbler and fantail.

Camping - vehicle based

Dog walking with restrictions

Dogs are allowed on a leash in the arrival area, and on the Beachlands to Maraetai walk/cycle way.
Dogs are allowed off leash on the perimeter walk and associated foreshore (excluding Omana Beach).
Dogs are prohibited in all other areas of the park.

Note: Temporary restrictions may apply during seasonal farming operations (lambing and calving) under Clause 10 of Dog Management Bylaw.

Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Click here to obatin rules and guidelines for flying UAVs and drones. In particular pay attention to the code of conduct.

Education

Omana offers seashore education programmes. Contact (09) 890 8647 for bookings and enquiries.

Farm animals - viewing

Omana has sheep, chickens and goats to come and see. During lambing there is the opportunity to feed the lambs. Contact (09) 536 6007 to check the feeding times. You may also be lucky to see our park ranger moving our sheep flocks with his farm dogs from time to time.

Fishing

Kayaking

You can launch your kayak from the beach or boat ramp at Omana Esplanade. Kayaking is best at high tide.

Mountain biking

Click here to access track information

Picnics

Omana has bookable sites available for groups or just find your own favourite spot.

Sightseeing

Swimming

Omana beach is suitable for swimming and is more attractive at high tide. Oysters grow on the rocks so wear shoes to protect your feet.

Volunteering

Please contact (09) 536 7012 if you are interested in volunteering on our southern parks.

Walks (1 hour or more)

Perimeter Walk

Walks (less than 1 hour)

Omana Farm Walk (Pram Access)

Wedding or civil union

Ceremonies are often held on the park with the area near the pohutukawa trees on the cliff edge especially popular. A permit is required, contact the Senior Ranger Recreation on (09) 261 8001.

Tracks

Omana Farm Walk ¼ hour - 0.5 km The Omana Farm Walk provides an interesting diversion from the Perimeter Walk in the south-west of the park. It is a gentle stroll across a picture postcard rural setting, rejoining the Perimeter Walk at either end.

Perimeter Walk 1 hour - 2.5 km Native forest, tidal estuaries with life-giving mangroves (manawa), open paddocks, coastal views, shady pöhutukawa and a Mäori pä site – this easy, one hour walk around the park has it all. Take the short detour to the lookout and you will be rewarded.

History

Ngāi Tai lived here for many generations, and built the Ō-Manawatere pā. The pā is a small rectangular area on the cliff edge with a defensive “ring” ditch around the three inland sides.

Ngāi Tai and members of other Hauraki tribes lived on the park when it was part of William Fairburn’s Maraetai Mission Station which included a small school for Mäori from 1837–1842.

Ōmana was part of the mission farm, developed from 1837. It was one of the region’s first farms. As with the surrounding district, the forest was felled for timber. The area was dug for kauri gum and even prospected for gold and silver. The land continued to be farmed from 1837 until 1970, when the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) purchased it for a regional park.