Saturday, March 28, 2009

Autumnal colors begin.....

.... at MacLaren Falls Park

Taken 11 months ago (it was autumn)

McLaren Falls Park


Click for Contact Details The park borders Lake McLaren, formed behind a dam built for hydro-electricity generation.
The landscape includes parkland and native bush. McLaren Falls has a fine botanical collection of trees and a range of birdlife, including the North Island brown kiwi, North Island robin and long-tailed cuckoo.The park has accommodation, with camping on any open, grassed area, except Cherry Bay,and three hostels. Trout fishing is permitted year round in the lake and nearby Ruahihi Canal with a licence. An animal park adjoins McLaren Falls Park.

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