Waitiri

Waitiri: 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 Waitiri

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 Waitiri — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -39.35981, 174.57536. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Waitiri

• Matemateaonga Range · viewpoint · Whanganui · ~32 km · Must-see
• Turuturu Mokai Pā · fort · South Taranaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tīeke · fort · Ruapehu · ~45 km · Must-see
• Whanganui National Park · sanctuary · Ruapehu · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dawson Falls · waterfall · Stratford · ~51 km · Must-see
• Taranaki Maunga · viewpoint · Stratford · ~56 km · Must-see
• Aotea Utanganui / Museum of South Taranaki · museum · South Taranaki · ~56 km · Must-see
• Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki · sanctuary · New Plymouth · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pouākai Circuit · trek · New Plymouth · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ahukawakawa · sanctuary · New Plymouth · ~59 km · Must-see
• North Taranaki Bight · beach · Taranaki · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pouākai Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~62 km · Must-see
• Te Rewa Rewa Bridge · attraction · New Plymouth · ~67 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church · church · New Plymouth · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pukekura Falls · waterfall · New Plymouth · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust · sanctuary · New Plymouth · ~68 km · Must-see
• Coastal Walkway · trek · Taranaki · ~68 km · Must-see
• St Andrew's Church · church · New Plymouth · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Waitiri

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Waitiri

• Matemateaonga Range · viewpoint · Whanganui · ~32 km · Must-see
• Taranaki Maunga · viewpoint · Stratford · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pouākai Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kaitake Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hauhungatahi · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mount Ruapehu · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~107 km · Must-see
• Mount Ngauruhoe · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~117 km · Must-see
• Herangi Range · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~132 km · Must-see
• Pihanga · viewpoint · Taupō · ~136 km · Must-see
• Kaimanawa Mountains · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~149 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Taranaki

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