Patons Rock Recreation Reserve, Golden Bay

Patons Rock Recreation Reserve forms a narrow strip between residential sections, Patons Rock Road, and the sea, at Patons Rock. It adjoins Bydder Recreation Reserve at its northern end and Patons Rock Esplanade Reserve at its southern end.

 

Amenities

• Picnic
• Toilets
• Walking
• Swimming
• Beach Estuary

A large part of the reserve is grassed, as a road verge at the southern end and as a path alongside residential properties at the northern end. The beach frontage of the reserve supports low vegetation dominated by marram grass, ice plant, taupata and flax.

The reserve has been developed and maintained in part by adjoining property owners and some private uses have encroached onto the reserve. Otherwise the main use of the reserve is for access to the beach, access along the foreshore, and informal recreation and picnicking.