Beacon Point

Beacon Point: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Beacon Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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 Beacon Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.66345, 169.12298. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beacon Point

• That Wānaka Tree · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~5 km · Must-see
• Roys Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~8 km · Must-see
• Treble Cone · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pisa Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cardrona Bra Fence · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Cardrona · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~38 km · Must-see
• Crown Range · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~48 km · Must-see
• Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~48 km · Must-see
• St John's Presbyterian Church · church · Queenstown-Lakes · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Aspiring National Park · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kawarau Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Avalanche · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~51 km · Must-see
• Coronet Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~52 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Westland · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beacon Point

Other beaches & coast near Beacon Point

• Sunshine Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jackson Bay · beach · West Coast · ~106 km · Must-see
• Bignell Reef · beach · West Coast · ~114 km · Must-see
• Big Bay · beach · Southland · ~117 km · Must-see
• Awarua Point / Te Hōkai · beach · West Coast · ~120 km · Must-see
• Whakatipu Waitai / Martins Bay · beach · Southland · ~121 km · Must-see
• Milford Sound · beach · Southland · ~126 km · Must-see
• Knights Point · beach · Westland · ~132 km · Must-see
• Bremner Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes · ~2 km
• Eely Point · beach · Queenstown-Lakes · ~2 km

All beaches & coast in Otago

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