Lakes, Streams & Ponds

The Reserve is split into two similar-sized areas, east and west, and is characterised by large pastoral landscapes and the clear, spring-fed Silver Stream that meanders through the landscape. There is an information board in the car park. There is no set track on the eastern side however follow your nose to the stream and make a loop back to the car park. The entrance to the western side is marked with a simple sign stating ‘walkway’ just after the bridge and is well worth the effort to find.

Kaiapoi Lakes is the perfect place for picnics, bird watching and walking. The immediate and surrounding areas are of high significance to Maori and European history.

Take a pleasant wander along the Ohoka Stream and around the historic Ohoka township. Discover the history of this once bustling village based around flax mills and the railway line to Christchurch.

Pegasus Lake is a great destination for walking and cycling, with a formed track all the way round.

A native park of plant communities established from Canterbury wildplants; lowland podocarp, swamp beech forest, churn tussock, grassland and coastal. Explore the many tracks in the park that wind through bushy dells and open into secluded alcoves or bigger grassy spaces. Great for family walks and picnics.