Rams Head

Rams Head: 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 Rams Head

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 Rams Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.91956, 170.75250. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rams Head

• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~32 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~36 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~39 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~47 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~60 km · Must-see
• Oteake Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~67 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~68 km · Must-see
• Camp Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~4 km
• Black Point Government Purpose Reserve Wildlife Management · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~7 km
• Koakam Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~7 km
• Survey Peak · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~9 km
• Pukekarara · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~10 km
• Rakis Table · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rams Head

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rams Head

• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~68 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~87 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~91 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~95 km · Must-see
• Benmore Peak · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~95 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~101 km · Must-see
• Poolburn Gorge workers' camp · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~102 km · Must-see

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