Red Rocks

Red Rocks: 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 trek: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Rocks

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 Red Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.35442, 174.73294. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Rocks

• Sinclair Head / Te Rimurapa · beach · Wellington City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Taputeranga Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Wellington · ~4 km · Must-see
• Oku Street Reserve · park · Wellington City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wellington · fort · Wellington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Princess Bay · beach · Wellington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Te Raekaihau · beach · Wellington City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Martin Luckie Park · park · Wellington City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Wellington Zoo · sanctuary · Wellington City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Zealandia · sanctuary · Wellington City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lyall Bay · beach · Wellington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mākara Peak Mountain Bike Park · sanctuary · Wellington City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Queen Victoria Monument · fort · Wellington City · ~10 km · Must-see
• First State House (1937) · fort · Wellington City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary of the Angels · church · Wellington City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Futuna Chapel · church · Wellington City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Museum of New Zealand · museum · Wellington City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Waitangi Park · park · Wellington City · ~10 km · Must-see
• SS Hikitia · attraction · Wellington · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Rocks

Other treks near Red Rocks

• Te Whiti Riser · trek · Lower Hutt City · ~28 km · Must-see
• Putangirua Pinnacles · trek · South Wairarapa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Otari-Wilton's Bush circular circuit · trek · Wellington City · ~13 km
• Queen Charlotte Track · trek · Marlborough · ~73 km
• Burn Hut Loop · trek · Horowhenua · ~131 km
• Wind turbine to Red Rocks · trek · Wellington City · ~3 km
• link to - Wind Turbine to Red Rocks · trek · Wellington City · ~6 km
• City to Sea Walkway · trek · Wellington City · ~7 km
• Fenceline · trek · Wellington City · ~7 km
• Southern Walkway · trek · Wellington City · ~8 km

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