Puteore

Puteore: 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 Puteore

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 Puteore — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -39.37319, 174.79561. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Puteore

• Matemateaonga Range · viewpoint · Whanganui · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tīeke · fort · Ruapehu · ~22 km · Must-see
• Whanganui National Park · sanctuary · Ruapehu · ~23 km · Must-see
• Waimarino Baptist Church · church · Ruapehu · ~53 km · Must-see
• Turuturu Mokai Pā · fort · South Taranaki · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bushy Park / Tarapuruhi · sanctuary · South Taranaki · ~61 km · Must-see
• Aotea Utanganui / Museum of South Taranaki · museum · South Taranaki · ~63 km · Must-see
• Last Spike Memorial · fort · Ruapehu · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bason Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Whanganui · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hauhungatahi · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~73 km · Must-see
• North Taranaki Bight · beach · Taranaki · ~74 km · Must-see
• Raurimu Spiral · attraction · Ruapehu · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dawson Falls · waterfall · Stratford · ~74 km · Must-see
• Umukakapo · viewpoint · Stratford · ~3 km
• Waipatoa · viewpoint · South Taranaki · ~4 km
• Tahupo · viewpoint · South Taranaki · ~6 km
• Te Mapou · viewpoint · Stratford · ~8 km
• Whakaihuwaka Maunga · viewpoint · Stratford · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Puteore

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Puteore

• Matemateaonga Range · viewpoint · Whanganui · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hauhungatahi · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~73 km · Must-see
• Taranaki Maunga · viewpoint · Stratford · ~79 km · Must-see
• Mount Ruapehu · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~84 km · Must-see
• Pouākai Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~85 km · Must-see
• Kaitake Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Ngauruhoe · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~95 km · Must-see
• Pihanga · viewpoint · Taupō · ~114 km · Must-see
• Kaimanawa Mountains · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~126 km · Must-see
• Herangi Range · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~133 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Taranaki

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