Situated on the western bank of the Pohangina River, the Pohangina Base lodge provides an ideal base for day trips into the Ruahine Forest Park, or to explore the Kahikatea Walk or Totara Reserve Regional Park. Access to the Pohangina River is a 15 minute drive away via Piripiri bridge.

Note that the eastern boundary of the site is a high cliff – caution is required.

Room options

Bunkrooms are available for sole occupancy. In total, there are 17 beds in five bunkrooms (three external, two internal). To book the entire lodge, the campsites also need to be booked.

The lodge is made up of a main building and a secondary, external building. Two rooms are available in the main building, and three in the secondary external building..

Main building: Rooms with 6 bunks (#Rm1) and 2 bunks (#Rm2).

Secondary building: Rooms with 2 bunks (#Rm3), 4 bunks (#Rm4) and 3 bunks (#Rm5).