Local favourite park · Southland, Southland
Catlins Forest Park
Catlins Forest Park is a park in Southland, Southland.
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: -46.59096, 169.03152. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Catlins Forest Park
- Porpoise Bay · beach · Southland · ~12 km · Must-see
- Slope Point · viewpoint · Southland · ~12 km · Must-see
- Waipapa / Slope Point · beach · Southland · ~12 km · Must-see
- Curio Bay · beach · Southland · ~12 km · Must-see
- Pukewao · viewpoint · Southland · ~16 km · Must-see
- SS Tararua · fort · Southland · ~19 km · Must-see
- Waipapa Point · beach · Southland · ~20 km · Must-see
- McLean Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~31 km · Must-see
- Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~31 km · Must-see
- Mount Pye · viewpoint · Clutha · ~35 km · Must-see
- Tautuku Peninsula · beach · Clutha · ~40 km · Must-see
- Purakaunui Falls · waterfall · Clutha · ~52 km · Must-see
- Dog Island Lighthouse · beach · Southland · ~60 km · Must-see
- Tiwai Point · beach · Invercargill City · ~64 km · Must-see
- Te Kanawera / Stirling Point · beach · Invercargill City · ~64 km · Must-see
- Awarua / Bluff Harbour · beach · Invercargill City · ~66 km · Must-see
- Eastern Southland Gallery · museum · Clutha · ~69 km · Must-see
- Queen's Park, Invercargill · sanctuary · Clutha · ~70 km · Must-see
Other parks near Catlins Forest Park
- Anderson Park · park · Clutha · ~72 km · Must-see
- Moturau Moana Garden · park · Southland · ~95 km · Must-see
- Mckelvie Heights Recreation Reserve · park · Gore · ~57 km
- Slaney Street Park · park · Invercargill City · ~66 km
- Gore A&P Showgrounds · park · Gore · ~67 km
- Anderson Park · park · Invercargill City · ~72 km
- Catlins Forest Park · park · Southland · ~10 km
- Catlins Forest Park · park · Southland · ~16 km
- Catlins Forest Park · park · Southland · ~22 km
- Catlins Forest Park · park · Southland · ~35 km
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Frequently asked
Is Catlins Forest Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Catlins Forest Park yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Catlins Forest Park?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Catlins Forest Park?
Nearby: Porpoise Bay (beach, 12 km), Slope Point (viewpoint, 12 km), Waipapa / Slope Point (beach, 12 km), Curio Bay (beach, 12 km), Pukewao (viewpoint, 16 km), SS Tararua (fort, 19 km).