Shoe Island (Motuhoa)

Shoe Island (Motuhoa): 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 island: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Shoe Island (Motuhoa)

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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.

How to reach Shoe Island (Motuhoa) — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -36.99391, 175.90557. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shoe Island (Motuhoa)

• Te Puia / Hot Water Beach · beach · Waikato · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Cove · church · Thames-Coromandel · ~26 km · Must-see
• Te Whanganui-o-Hei / Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve · church · Waikato · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cooks Beach · beach · Thames-Coromandel · ~28 km · Must-see
• Coromandel Range · viewpoint · Thames-Coromandel · ~30 km · Must-see
• Te Whanganui-a-Hei / Mercury Bay · beach · Waikato · ~32 km · Must-see
• Coromandel Forest Park · sanctuary · Thames-Coromandel · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kauaeranga Valley · viewpoint · Auckland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maumaupaki / Camels Back / Te Maungamaupaki · viewpoint · Thames-Coromandel · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ōtama Beach · beach · Waikato · ~43 km · Must-see
• Waiari / Rings Beach · beach · Waikato · ~44 km · Must-see
• Whangapoua Harbour · beach · Thames-Coromandel · ~46 km · Must-see
• New Chums Beach · beach · Auckland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kerepēhi · fort · Hauraki · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Lemon & Paeroa Bottle · attraction · Hauraki · ~60 km · Must-see
• Firth of Thames · beach · Waikato · ~60 km · Must-see
• Karangahake Gorge · viewpoint · Hauraki · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ōngare Point · beach · Western Bay of Plenty · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shoe Island (Motuhoa)

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Shoe Island (Motuhoa)

• Cuvier Island · river spot · Waikato · ~79 km · Must-see
• Waiheke Island · river spot · Auckland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Motutapu Island · river spot · Auckland · ~115 km · Must-see
• Challenger Island / Little Kawau Island · river spot · Auckland · ~137 km · Must-see
• Kawau Island · river spot · Auckland · ~142 km · Must-see
• Slipper Island (Whakahau) · river spot · Thames-Coromandel · ~9 km
• Waipapa Island · river spot · Waikato · ~10 km
• Kuranui / Penguin Island · river spot · Waikato · ~10 km
• Waikaiā / Rabbit Island · river spot · Waikato · ~11 km
• Motuhaua Rock · river spot · Waikato · ~11 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Waikato

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