Grace Chapman Reserve

Grace Chapman Reserve: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Grace Chapman Reserve

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Grace Chapman Reserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.35837, 170.61009. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grace Chapman Reserve

• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~17 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~21 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~39 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~48 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Church · church · Dunedin City · ~48 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~52 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Silverpeaks · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~56 km · Must-see
• Whareakeake · beach · Otago · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ōrokonui Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Grace Chapman Reserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Grace Chapman Reserve

• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ōrokonui Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~57 km · Must-see
• Northern Cemetery · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~70 km · Must-see
• Glenfalloch Gardens · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~72 km · Must-see
• Oteake Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~93 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui Conservation Park · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~95 km · Must-see
• Waihemo Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~5 km
• Waianakarua Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~11 km
• Camp Armstrong · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~11 km
• Pigeon Bush Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~14 km

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