the dog box
North Island ▷ Waikato ▷ Putaruru ▷
4.5/5
Great view, a few flat spots for parking, flushable cleanish toilets and not super busy.
Mostly locals doing watersports so fairly busy and noisy during the day with loud music, wakeboarders, jetskis and speed boats. Despite the sign there were a few tents and dogs roaming free,l. Water doesn't seem swimmable but that didn't seem to bother anyone. Not much shade for parking on hot days but pretty cool setup for being free