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Dawson Falls Visitor Center, Stratford

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  • By 57martin61
    A short but worthwhile walk to the falls. Interesting stops along the way with various routes to the falls clearly signposted and accessible to all ages and abilities.  more »
  • By catchsens
    Visitor center offered all the information one needed to know and make a right decision before moving forward with various options available. Including routes, distances, time, highlights and safety.....  more »
  • By DanielC16193
    Came up to visit, to see we could get to the snow on a sunny weekend, nope, not to be. We found the centre to be very informative, and busy. The track to the Waterfall, up and down, very muddy, but...  more »
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  • By Tinker Bell
    Lots of interesting and informative displays. Well worth visiting and taking some of the well laid out and maintained walks. Department of Conservation clearly put a lot of effort in to provide an excellent visitor experience on natural NZ.
  • By Jo Lee
    This is a great start for all the walks around Egmont National Park, definitely worth stopping by. The visitor centre is very informative, clean and well maintained. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Large parking available, with clean toilets facility. Unfortunately, it was raining when we were here, didn't get to appreciate the amazing view of Mt Taranaki from here.
  • By Razal K A
    A beautiful place with great view of the mount Taranaki. There are great walks around. You can take a hike to the waterfall, there also a old power station to visit.
  • By Pitesh Mistry
    Gorgeous little waterfall along Mount Taranaki. The hike to the waterfall is relatively easy at about 25 minutes. The visitor centre also has a nice cafe along with several different trials you can hike around Mount Taranaki, which are also well signposted. Highly recommend visiting this spot
  • By Allan Marsh
    Beautiful waterfall. Steep walk down to base of falls, but worth it. Unique century old power generation plant there too.
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