Cooks Beach is a safe, crescent shaped white sandy beach, stretching approx. 3 kms. Great for family walks, running or launching your kayak.
Fishing and Boating
The Purangi estuary lies at the south end of Cooks Beach and includes a boat ramp and parking. The boat ramp is also a comfortable exit for kayakers who are interested in rowing up stream for some bird watching
Walks in the area
Shakespeares Cliff is a great family outing with 180 degree view of Mercury Bay. You can catch the ferry from Whitianga to Ferry Landing to do the Whitianga Rock Walk which leads you past Back Bay and down to the Maramatotara track to the road. Cross the road and walk on to Flaxmill Bay, take the pathway in the corner up to Shakespeares Cliff.
Looking out from Shakepeares Cliff on your right you will see Lonely Bay which you can access by a path from the parking area at Shakespeares view point.
