Mermaide Pools

Mermaide Pools: 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 Mermaide Pools

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 Mermaide Pools — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.46609, 170.82716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mermaide Pools

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• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~10 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Church · church · Dunedin City · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~44 km · Must-see
• Whareakeake · beach · Otago · ~44 km · Must-see
• Taiaroa Head · attraction · Dunedin City · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ōrokonui Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~47 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~50 km · Must-see
• Observation Point · beach · Dunedin City · ~52 km · Must-see
• Victory Beach · beach · Otago · ~52 km · Must-see
• Iona Church · church · Dunedin City · ~52 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity - Port Chalmers · church · Dunedin City · ~53 km · Must-see

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Other other attractions near Mermaide Pools

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• Taiaroa Head · attraction · Dunedin City · ~44 km · Must-see
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• Toroa 1989 · attraction · Dunedin City · ~65 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~69 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~81 km · Must-see
• Chook Tree · attraction · Waitaki · ~28 km
• Wonderland Statue · attraction · Waitaki · ~53 km
• Dunedin Jewish Congregation · attraction · Dunedin City · ~63 km
• Robert Burns · attraction · Dunedin City · ~65 km

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