Hells Gate

Hells Gate: 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 Hells Gate

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 Hells Gate — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.93152, 168.69707. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hells Gate

• Coronet Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bowen Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~11 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Hill · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~11 km · Must-see
• Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~13 km · Must-see
• St John's Presbyterian Church · church · Queenstown-Lakes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ben Lomond · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~13 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Police Station · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Eichardt's Private Hotel · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes · ~18 km · Must-see
• Crown Range · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Remarkables · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Cardrona · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cecil Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Island · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Walter Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cardrona Bra Fence · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Te Wāhipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hells Gate

Other other attractions near Hells Gate

• Cardrona Bra Fence · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~33 km · Must-see
• That Wānaka Tree · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Clay Cliffs · attraction · Waitaki · ~131 km · Must-see
• Roaring Meg Power Station Waterfall · attraction · Central Otago · ~38 km
• Bright Water Spring · attraction · Southland · ~70 km
• Old Alexandra Bridge · attraction · Central Otago · ~82 km
• Milford Discovery Centre · attraction · Southland · ~89 km
• Ophir Post Office · attraction · Central Otago · ~92 km
• Bell Rock · attraction · Southland · ~93 km
• Big Takahe · attraction · Southland · ~118 km

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