Grainger Falls

Grainger Falls: 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 Grainger Falls

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 Grainger Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.98396, 166.53261. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Grainger Falls

• Chalky Inlet · beach · Southland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Te Waituna / West Cape · beach · Southland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rakituma / Preservation Inlet · beach · Southland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Tawhitiwhiti-roro / Puysegur Point · beach · Southland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Sparrman · viewpoint · Southland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Southland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~57 km · Must-see
• Breaksea Sound · beach · Southland · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Hector · lake · Southland · ~2 km
• Breaker Point · beach · Southland · ~2 km
• Ransom Point · beach · Southland · ~2 km
• Fisherman Bay · beach · Southland · ~3 km
• Shoal Point · beach · Southland · ~3 km
• Lake Esau · lake · Southland · ~3 km
• Lake Thomas · lake · Southland · ~3 km
• Mosquito Point · beach · Southland · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Grainger Falls

Other waterfalls near Grainger Falls

• Browne Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~97 km · Must-see
• Cora Lynn Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~23 km
• Te Unu-o-Momotu / Cascade Cove · waterfall · Southland · ~26 km
• Tapokopoko / Cascade Basin · waterfall · Southland · ~38 km
• Acheron Passage Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~42 km
• Ida Mary Waterfall · waterfall · Southland · ~60 km
• Clark Cascade · waterfall · Southland · ~71 km
• Rebecca Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~73 km
• Cleve Garth Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~91 km
• Huntleigh Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~92 km

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