It Is only open saturday, sunday and public holidays, we drove all the way for nothing and yes, you need a permit that Is 10$ that you can buy on the i-site

Beautiful ! About twenty minutes on foot from the car park, with the possibility of finding tiny places to swim along the river. Consider buying the permit before, especially in anticipation of weekends during which it is not available online.

Absolutely stunning place!! Love it so much. Even the forest walk is very nice.

Absolutely fascinating! And totally worth the 10$. You get the license at Maori Investment Ltd., not at iSite.

You have to buy a entry permission for forestry roads for 10$/van... The falls are beautiful, but if you don't want to camp there, too (13$/adult) not really worth it.

Very impressive waterfall at this time of year. And the walk from the Outlet DOC Camp is really beautiful following the clear, blue waters. Absolutely worth the three hour return hike.

Worth the 5 dollars if you do the walk from the outlet.

"via private forestry roads which require permits" no money no fun? Truly pity.

We did the track in August and it was one of our highlights so far !! A more than 60m higher waterfall, 3 Wollabies, a blue / greenish river, small lagoon to swim (with ropes to jump in) and 2 smaller waterfalls :) We took the big 12km track and it was really great !!!

If you are in the area definitely recommended. The road is absolutely okay, about 15 minutes drive. Choose a quiet place in the river on the way to the waterfall or back and swim there but watch out for the current, in the heat of a dream.