Geothermal Inferno at Hells Gate

This area consists of five separate pools, which range from 70oC to 110oC with depths from 5m to 15m.
     
The Hells Gate Inferno pools area    
        
This area shows clearly that Hells Gate in Rotorua is very active! We ask visitors not to throw any stones into the pools as these can block the vents and can cause an eruption in the pathways as pressure builds up.

We believe that Ruamoko the God of Volcanic Activity, watches over the thermal park and if a visitor does something detrimental to the park, then that visitor will experience some bad luck - the severity and length of how long the bad luck lasts is dependant on what was done by the visitor.

The thermal park here at Hells Gate is different from the other thermal reserves in the Rotorua area, as its heat source is only 1km below the surface whereas the other thermal parks heat source is approximately 5-6 km under the surface.