Remutaka Forest Park, Forest park in Wellington Region, New Zealand

Remutaka Forest Park covers 220 square kilometres at the southern end of the Remutaka Range, including the Catchpool and Ōrongorongo valleys. It has six bookable huts and camping areas at the Catchpool entrance south of Lower Hutt, with outdoor BBQs and flushing toilets. The park borders Pakuratahi Forest and the Tararua Range.

The Remutaka Range forest gained protected Forest Park status in 1972. The Remutaka Rail Trail follows a railway that ran from 1878 to 1955, including the Rimutaka Incline on the eastern side of the summit. In October 2017 the New Zealand Geographic Board changed the spelling from Rimutaka to Remutaka, meaning 'place to sit' in Māori, after a treaty settlement with Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua. In May 2006 the Remutaka Forest Park Trust began reintroducing North Island brown kiwi.

The northern section protects a population of Mantell kiwis, where dogs are not allowed to keep these native birds safe. Visitors walking through the quieter trails can sense how the park's rules focus on protecting wildlife rather than other uses.

You can enter the park at several points along the mountain range, with easier routes through the valleys for those starting out. The huts make good overnight stops for longer hikes, so check beforehand which ones have space available.

The Ōrongorongo Valley is one of only two known sites for the endangered fungus Boletopsis nothofagi, which grows in association with silver beech. The park also drew a political proposal: MP Trevor Mallard argued for a moa de-extinction attempt "50-100 years out".