Drill Bits

Drill Bits: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Drill Bits

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Drill Bits — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -42.44750, 171.20638. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Drill Bits

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• Paparoa Track · trek · Grey · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Te Kinga · sanctuary · Selwyn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Te Kinga · viewpoint · Grey · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pike River Mine · fort · Grey · ~42 km · Must-see
• Seaview Asylum · fort · Westland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Westland Explorers' Monument · fort · Westland · ~43 km · Must-see
• St Andrew's United Church · church · Selwyn · ~44 km · Must-see
• St Mary's Catholic Church · church · Westland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Punakaiki Marine Reserve · sanctuary · West Coast · ~45 km · Must-see
• Te Miko / Perpendicular Point · beach · Buller · ~52 km · Must-see
• Inland Pack Track · trek · Buller · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dorothy Falls · waterfall · Selwyn · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Selwyn · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Graham · viewpoint · Westland · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Mahinapua · lake · Selwyn · ~56 km · Must-see

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• Custom House · attraction · Selwyn · ~45 km
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• Greymouth Clocktower · attraction · Grey · ~0 km
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