When the weather gets hot and you’re looking for somewhere to cool down, Ruapehu District Council operates a public swimming pool on Raetihi Road, which is open from December-March. The complex features a main pool and learner pool as well as shaded picnic areas and open lawn areas to take in the sun if you choose.
SWIMMING POOLS
Ohakune Swimming Pools
25m pool open December - March
Opening hours: 12noon - 6pm daily
Excluding Christmas and New Year public holidays hours may vary during school term time.
Adult $2
Children $1
Burns Pool - Waiouru Military Camp
20 minutes drive from Ohakune
This facility is part of the Waiouru Military training facilities it's advised to ring beforehand to check if a training program is running, in which case the pool will not be open to the public.
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Pools: One pool 33m, 6 lanes, 1m - 2m depth, indoors. A smaller shallow heated pool is also on site.
Children $1
Adults $2
Telephone (06) 387-5599 ext. 7914
Tokaanu Thermal Pools - Turangi
45 minutes drive from Ohakune
This facility offers private and public thermal bathing pools a taonga of the Ngati Kurauia people a hapu of Ngati Tuwharetoa, which for generations has been recognised as having the ‘wai ora (healing waters)’.
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Public Pool 10am – 9pm
Private Pools 10am – 8pm (sales close 8pm)
Mangaroa Street, Tokaanu, Turangi
​Phone: (07) 386 8575