Cascade Gorge

Cascade Gorge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Cascade Gorge

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Cascade Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.25834, 168.39007. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cascade Gorge

• Olivine Ice Plateau · viewpoint · Westland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Olivine Ice Plateau · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hautai Marine Reserve · sanctuary · West Coast · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Bay · beach · Southland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Awarua Point / Te Hōkai · beach · West Coast · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Edward · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dart Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Aspiring · viewpoint · Westland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Westland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Head · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Avalanche · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Whakatipu Waitai / Martins Bay · beach · Southland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jackson Bay · beach · West Coast · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Pollux · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rees-Dart Track · trek · Queenstown-Lakes · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cascade Gorge

Other waterfalls near Cascade Gorge

• Haast Pass / Tioripatea · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sutherland Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~100 km · Must-see
• Roaring Billy Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~101 km · Must-see
• Thunder Creek Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~102 km · Must-see
• Fantail Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~102 km · Must-see
• Cascade Gorge · waterfall · Westland · ~1 km
• Durwards Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~2 km
• Durwards Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~2 km
• Topsey Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~15 km
• Topsey Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~15 km

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