Micks Point

Micks Point: 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 beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Micks Point

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

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.

Visiting Micks Point: tips

• Swim only where lifeguards or flags show it is safe.

How to reach Micks Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.84090, 170.16243. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Micks Point

• Mount Cran · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackburn · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgar Thomson · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Sealy · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Glentanner Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Ollivier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hooker Valley Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mueller Glacier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Wakefield · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Westland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Burns · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount William Grant · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Sefton · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Cook Range · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Douglas Glacier · viewpoint · Westland · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Micks Point

Other beaches & coast near Micks Point

• Bruce Bay · beach · West Coast · ~67 km · Must-see
• Knights Point · beach · Westland · ~96 km · Must-see
• Bignell Reef · beach · West Coast · ~127 km · Must-see
• Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~138 km · Must-see
• Black Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~6 km
• Kea Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~21 km
• Point Niccolo · beach · Mackenzie · ~22 km
• Cape Defiance · beach · Westland · ~54 km
• Bloody Point · beach · Mackenzie · ~55 km
• Hunt Beach · beach · Mackenzie · ~63 km

All beaches & coast in Canterbury

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