Pā

Pā: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pā

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Pā — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -39.53682, 176.80817. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pā

• Pākōwhai Regional Park · park · Hastings · ~11 km · Must-see
• Waitangi Regional Park · sanctuary · Hastings · ~13 km · Must-see
• Farndon Park Domain · park · Hastings · ~13 km · Must-see
• National Aquarium of New Zealand · sanctuary · Napier City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Clive Square · park · Napier City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Te Whanganui-a-Orotū · sanctuary · Napier City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Waiapu Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, · church · Napier City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pania of the Reef · attraction · Napier City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cornwall Park · park · Hastings · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bluff Hill · beach · Napier City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Port of Napier · beach · Hawke's Bay · ~14 km · Must-see
• Te Mata Peak · viewpoint · Hastings · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pekapeka Regional Park · park · Hastings · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kōhinerākau / Kohinurākau · viewpoint · Hastings · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cape Kidnappers / Te Kauwae-a-Māui · beach · Hastings · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tarapōnui · viewpoint · Hastings · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kaweka · viewpoint · Hastings · ~58 km · Must-see
• Maungaharuru Range · viewpoint · Hastings · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pā

Other forts & heritage near Pā

• SS Talune · fort · Hawke's Bay · ~127 km · Must-see
• Turirau Pā · fort · Hastings · ~1 km
• Parikōwhai Pā · fort · Hastings · ~1 km
• Ōtātara Pā · fort · Napier City · ~3 km
• Taradale War Memorials · fort · Napier City · ~5 km
• Rūnanga Pā · fort · Hastings · ~11 km
• Old Napier Cemetery · fort · Napier City · ~12 km
• Te Karaka · fort · Napier City · ~13 km
• Colenso Memorial · fort · Hastings · ~13 km
• Cenotaph · fort · Napier City · ~13 km

All forts & heritage in Hawke's Bay

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