There are a number of hot water seepages from streams along the northeast shore of Lake Taupo. Water ponds in the sands behind buried impervious silica reefs at the lake edge; water can be exposed by erosion or shallow digging. [Peter Hodder, Wellington/New Zealand]
Tapuaeharuru Bay Springs
In Nature
Description
Directions
Access to springs on beach either from carpark almost opposite Mere Road at south end of Taupo town, or further south at the intersection of State Highway One and road to Napier. [Peter Hodder, Wellington/New Zealand]
Interactive Map
Bather Reviews
The spring by the car park opposite Mere Road is an interesting one. Although I’d been to Taupo on many occasions I had never seen this until a couple of years ago. This is strange considering how accessible the spring is. From the end of the car park walk along the lakeside path until you see the ‘danger scalding water’…
These are more for interest than for bathing. Worth checking out while on a walk, though.
The little pool on the beach near the carpark oppposite Mere Road in Taupo is often dirty, but depending on the height of the lake there can be other small pools along the beach between here and the Napier turn off (about 1km south-east). Not really suitable for bathing, but a good place for kids to make sandcastles and play…