A significant wilderness area near Cape Palliser, Aorangi (Haurangi) Forest Park offers backcountry tramping, camping and a DOC cottage for rent. Detailed information is available online or from Martinborough i-SITE .
Within the park are the Putangirua Pinnacles , accessed through the Putangirua Scenic Reserve where there is a DOC campsite and car park. Standing like giant organ pipes, these 'hoodoos' were formed by rain washing silt and sand away and exposing the underlying bedrock. It’s an easy 1½-hour walk to the lookout, or take the 3½-hour loop track past hills and coastal viewpoints.
