Craters of the Moon
Steaming vents and bubbling mud craters on an easy boardwalk loop near Taupō.
Why go
A low-key, low-cost geothermal walk with big steam vents — a good leg-stretch without the Rotorua crowds or prices.
A community-run geothermal field just north of Taupō, Craters of the Moon is an easy ~45-minute boardwalk loop past steaming fumaroles, bubbling mud and collapsing craters — a landscape made more active by the lowering of the water table when the nearby Wairākei power station opened. It's cheaper and quieter than the big Rotorua parks.
- Time
- 45 min–1 h
- Price
- ~$10 adult
- Hours
- Daily 9:30am–5pm (last entry 4pm)
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