Spragg Monument

Spragg Monument: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Spragg Monument

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 Spragg Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.00745, 174.59041. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spragg Monument

• Kakamatua Inlet · beach · Auckland · ~1 km · Must-see
• HMS Orpheus Graves · fort · Auckland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mount Donald McLean · viewpoint · Auckland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Te Toiokawharu · viewpoint · Auckland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Manukau Heads · viewpoint · Auckland · ~7 km · Must-see
• Manukau Heads Historic Lighthouse · fort · Auckland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Whatipu Beach · beach · Auckland · ~11 km · Must-see
• French Bay / Otitori Bay · beach · Auckland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Titirangi Soldiers Memorial Church · church · Auckland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ruaotuwhenua · viewpoint · Auckland · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kitakita Falls · waterfall · Auckland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Parrs Park · park · Auckland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lion Rock · river spot · Auckland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Matakawau Point · beach · Auckland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Waitākere Falls · waterfall · Auckland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Te Toi Uku Clay Works · museum · Auckland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Maungataketake · viewpoint · Auckland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ken Maunder Park · park · Auckland · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spragg Monument

Other forts & heritage near Spragg Monument

• HMS Orpheus Graves · fort · Auckland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Manukau Heads Historic Lighthouse · fort · Auckland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Toroa · fort · Auckland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pah Homestead · fort · Auckland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Former Seagrove RNZAF Station · fort · Auckland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Highwic · fort · Auckland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Propeller of HMNZS Otago (F111) · fort · Auckland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Symonds Street NZ Wars memorial · fort · Auckland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blandford Park · fort · Auckland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ewelme Cottage · fort · Auckland · ~29 km · Must-see

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