Egmont National Park
Egmont National Park is the public conservation land surrounding Taranaki Maunga, a 34,251 ha volcano rising in near-perfect symmetry from the ring plain. Elevations run from about 87 m on the lower park boundary up to 2,496 m at the summit area, with the median ground around 637 m. Around 8% of the park sits above the 1,200 m bushline and 3% above 1,500 m, giving a mix of bush and tops — but the alpine zone here is the steep upper cone rather than rolling tussock country.
The park is volcanic in character, with bush radiating out from the mountain in a near-circular pattern and aspect spread fairly evenly across all eight points. Country rises fast off the ring plain, and bush gives way to scrub, scree and frozen ground higher up. This is rising volcanic country, not the long ridge-and-valley terrain of mainland forest parks.
Game includes red deer and wild goat. Numbers are low compared with deeper forest parks — Taranaki has never carried the deer densities of central North Island ranges — and hunters typically work the bush zone rather than the upper mountain.
Open Egmont National Park on the interactive map
Boundary, huts, terrain, tracks and 1080 zones — all layers, one map.
Terrain & elevation
Based on a sample of 97,901 DEM points inside the block.
- Elevation range
- 87–2,496 m
- Median elevation
- 637 m
- Middle 50%
- 513–867 m
- Above bushline (1,200 m)
- 8%
- Alpine (1,500 m+)
- 3%
- Dominant aspect
- west-facing
87–2,496 m, foothill country with low tops, leaning west-facing.
What you can hunt here
Access & getting there
There is a substantial hut network across the park, including Syme Hut and Waingongoro Hut in the Dawson Falls area, Holly Hut and Maketawa Hut on the North Egmont side, and Kahui Hut and Waiaua Gorge Hut on the Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki side. Most have mattresses, non-flush toilets and untreated water supplies; Holly Hut is bookable. There are no formal campsites recorded inside the park.
Air access is not permitted within the park, so this is foot access from one of the road-end carparks. WARO operations are not flagged here.
Huts & campsites
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
- Holly HutBookable
Heating, Mattresses, Lighting, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Heating, Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Mattresses, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
- Holly HutBookable
Heating, Mattresses, Lighting, Toilets - non-flush, Water from tap - not treated, boil before use, Water supply
Permits & rules
You need a DOC hunting permit to hunt this block. It is classed as a Ordinary block in the Egmont National Park permit area, with a hunting status of Restricted.
A DOC hunting permit is required for Egmont National Park, and hunt status is Restricted. As a national park, hunting is tightly controlled — dogs are not permitted for deer hunting, route and method conditions apply, and permits are issued for specific areas and dates. Read the permit conditions carefully before applying.
1080 & pesticide status
- Pesticide (1080 or similar) has been laid in or near this block — check current dog and carcass restrictions before you hunt.
- An operation is proposed for this area.
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