Top rated Nature preserves in Auckland, New Zealand to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Nature preserves in Auckland

Experience the best that Auckland has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 28 places from Nature preserve category.

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Maungawhau / Mount Eden

Nature preserve

Site of Auckland's highest volcano, with spectacular city & harbour views & a large crater.

4.70 (7.2K reviews) (~2.88 km from centre)

Kingswood Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Good spot fishing

4.70 (56 reviews) (~8.83 km from centre)

Mt. Cambria Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Beautiful big park hidden away, near Devonport Museum. Great place to take your dog!

4.70 (32 reviews) (~5.56 km from centre)

Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari

Whale watching tour agency

Tour agency providing educational rides aboard a marine research vessel to see whales & dolphins.

4.60 (630 reviews) (~1.64 km from centre)

Smiths Bush

Nature preserve

👍 The entrance is right next to Takapuna District Cricket Club. It's a short 20 minutes loop bush walk.

4.60 (228 reviews) (~6.95 km from centre)

Blockhouse Bay Recreational Reserve

Park

👍👍 Great place to walk the dogs and get some fresh air.

4.60 (184 reviews) (~8.19 km from centre)

Hobsonville Point Coastal Walkway

Nature preserve

👍👍 Excellent place to walk with a lot of beautiful sights... friendly people, but not very challenging in terms of difficulty. Sunsets are amazing.

4.60 (143 reviews) (~9.94 km from centre)

Blockhouse Bay Beach Reserve

Park

👍👍 Beautiful park area with a nice playground. Plenty of space and a huge beach at low tide. Really nice atmosphere.

4.50 (940 reviews) (~9.61 km from centre)

Harbourview - Orangihina Park

Park

👍👍 Didn't even know these walks existed! We enjoyed our lockdown walks here. Nice and quiet and close to the ocean. Simply beautiful!

4.50 (607 reviews) (~8.74 km from centre)

Mount Roskill Summit

Nature preserve

👍👍 It's really nice place. Really good for summer. We went there during matariki kite festival. It was fabulous.

4.50 (284 reviews) (~6.65 km from centre)

Dingle Dell Reserve

Park

👍 A beautiful natural quiet place for taking pictures but quite small. Just a small walk and you have reached the other side. Would not recommend bringing cars here as it is very confusing to find a parking spot.

4.50 (197 reviews) (~9.36 km from centre)

Maungarei Springs Wetlands

Park

👍👍 Interesting park, prior to that it was a really stone exploration field, you can see the walls where the rocks were taken. With two bbq areas, seems to be great for an outside party. One decent toilet with a water fountain just in front of it. The tracks were well maintained, however some visitors l...

4.50 (180 reviews) (~8.68 km from centre)

Lynfield Cove Beach

Park

👍👍 Can't go wrong with this cove.. It's beautiful but... Sad how public use this coves parking area as an alcohol park and dump cans, bottles around.. Council always clean up but hey no gates, open and no one monitoring weekend late binges of public with no home to have alcohol... The cove have vandal...

4.50 (129 reviews) (~8.83 km from centre)

Kepa Bush Reserve

Park

👍👍 One of my favourite walks in the city. Great for dogs with lots of space to run and pools for them to swim in.

4.50 (91 reviews) (~7.1 km from centre)

Waikowhai Park

Park

Native forestland on the bay, with a playground, hiking trails, picnic tables & birdwatching.

4.40 (657 reviews) (~8.98 km from centre)

Chelsea Estate Heritage Park

Park

👍👍 Love this place, you could see lots of different mushrooms in winter.

4.40 (506 reviews) (~4.73 km from centre)

Eskdale Reserve

Park

👍👍 I am glad we chose this place last Saturday. It was really a great walking trail that offers so many different walks for different folks and you can choose a long or short trail or you can do all. The bush was lush, little stream running inside. Mu mates and I truly enjoyed it. Good for hiking, dog...

4.40 (219 reviews) (~7.66 km from centre)

Saunders Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Good parking, relaxing atmosphere

4.40 (33 reviews) (~8.23 km from centre)

Weona Reserve

Nature preserve

👍👍 Good quiet spot in town for a walk or run. Connects to jaggers bush for those that want a longer run. Nice at sunset time.

4.40 (31 reviews) (~3.45 km from centre)

Wattle Bay Reserve

Park

👍👍 Beautiful area, peaceful and mostly shaded except along the Sylvania Ave-Himalaya Reserve section, of course. Easy uphill & downhill walks; took me an hour to stroll from the entrance on Canberra Avenue to the exit through Manukau Domain on Halsey Drive.

4.30 (126 reviews) (~9.08 km from centre)

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Top rated Nature preserves in Auckland, New Zealand