Catlins Forest Park

Catlins Forest Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Catlins Forest Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Catlins Forest Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -46.47697, 169.02122. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Catlins Forest Park

• Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Porpoise Bay · beach · Southland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~27 km · Must-see
• Curio Bay · beach · Southland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Waipapa / Slope Point · beach · Southland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Waipapa Point · beach · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• SS Tararua · fort · Southland · ~31 km · Must-see
• McLean Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tautuku Peninsula · beach · Clutha · ~44 km · Must-see
• Purakaunui Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~52 km · Must-see
• Eastern Southland Gallery · museum · Clutha · ~53 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dog Island Lighthouse · beach · Southland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Queen's Park, Invercargill · sanctuary · Clutha · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tiwai Point · beach · Invercargill City · ~65 km · Must-see
• Anderson Park · park · Clutha · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Catlins Forest Park

Other parks near Catlins Forest Park

• Anderson Park · park · Clutha · ~65 km · Must-see
• Moturau Moana Garden · park · Southland · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mckelvie Heights Recreation Reserve · park · Gore · ~42 km
• Gore A&P Showgrounds · park · Gore · ~51 km
• Anderson Park · park · Invercargill City · ~65 km
• Slaney Street Park · park · Invercargill City · ~68 km
• Taieri Historical Park · park · Dunedin City · ~146 km
• Catlins Forest Park · park · Southland · ~6 km
• Catlins Forest Park · park · Southland · ~16 km
• Catlins Forest Park · park · Southland · ~20 km

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