Beehive

Beehive: 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 Beehive

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 Beehive — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.52619, 176.23054. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beehive

• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~41 km · Must-see
• Te Aho-a-Māui / Cape Turnagain · beach · Tararua · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Tararua · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dannevirke Domain · park · Central Hawke's Bay · ~46 km · Must-see
• Castlepoint Lighthouse · beach · Masterton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~55 km · Must-see
• Abbey of our Lady of the Southern Star · church · Tararua · ~63 km · Must-see
• All Saints' Anglican Church · church · Palmerston North City · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cerberus · viewpoint · Tararua · ~3 km
• Our Lady of the Rosary · church · Tararua · ~5 km
• Pukewhinau · viewpoint · Tararua · ~7 km
• Mangatiti Falls · waterfall · Tararua · ~9 km
• Taraora · viewpoint · Tararua · ~9 km
• The Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~9 km
• Mount Hogg · viewpoint · Tararua · ~10 km
• Mount Attila · viewpoint · Tararua · ~11 km
• Pukehou · viewpoint · Tararua · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Beehive

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Beehive

• Taumatawhakatangihangakōauauotamateapōkaiwhenuakitānatahu · viewpoint · Central Hawke's Bay · ~41 km · Must-see
• Te Āpiti / Manawatū Gorge · viewpoint · Tararua · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wharite Peak · viewpoint · Tararua · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tararua Range · viewpoint · Horowhenua · ~82 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~86 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~98 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~109 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~113 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~116 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Manawatū-Whanganui

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