Gray's Beach is a park at 328 Omaha Flats Rd on the Tāwharanui Peninsula in Rodney, holding a perfect 5.0 Google rating. It sits along the peninsula's rural road, away from the busier swimming beaches at the regional park end. Coastal parks like this one ask little of visitors and expect them to bring their own: facilities tend to be basic, shade is scarce, and the nearest shops and cafés are back towards Omaha village, so regulars pack water, food and sun protection before the drive out. Tide times shape the day on tidal flats: low water exposes wide sand for walking and birdwatching, while high water brings swimming closer, so it pays to check before setting off. Rural access roads here are narrow and partly unsealed, and summer weekends fill the small parking areas early. For those who arrive prepared, Gray's Beach is one of the peninsula's quieter rewards.