Kahuterawa Reserve is a riverside reserve on Kahuterawa Road in Linton, Palmerston North. It holds a Google rating of 4.4 from 66 reviews, and reviewers often mention the birdlife, the river and the barbecue areas. Reviews are mixed, with one describing rubbish around the camp area.
The website places the reserve within the Kahuterawa outdoor recreation hub, a spot to get away from the city and back to nature. The directory describes picnic spots, river swimming and mountain bike access, and says the reserve sits at the gateway to Arapuke Forest Park, about 17 kilometres south of Palmerston North. Reviewers also mention tent camping and bush walks.
For a river picnic or a walk into the forest near Palmerston North, it is a reserve worth a visit on Kahuterawa Road.