Calderkin

Calderkin: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Calderkin

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Calderkin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -46.48903, 169.32919. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Calderkin

• Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~4 km · Must-see
• McLean Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tautuku Peninsula · beach · Clutha · ~20 km · Must-see
• Purakaunui Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~23 km · Must-see
• Porpoise Bay · beach · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Curio Bay · beach · Southland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Waipapa / Slope Point · beach · Southland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nugget Point Lighthouse · fort · Clutha · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tokatā / Nugget Point · beach · Clutha · ~47 km · Must-see
• SS Tararua · fort · Southland · ~51 km · Must-see
• Molyneux Bay · beach · Otago · ~52 km · Must-see
• Waipapa Point · beach · Southland · ~52 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~61 km · Must-see
• Eastern Southland Gallery · museum · Clutha · ~66 km · Must-see
• Jacks Peak · viewpoint · Clutha · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Calderkin

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Calderkin

• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~12 km · Must-see
• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~61 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~82 km · Must-see
• Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains · viewpoint · Clutha · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hokonui Hills · viewpoint · Southland · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~113 km · Must-see
• Lammerlaw Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~115 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui / Lammermoor Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~123 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Otago

Frequently asked