Rocky Hills Sanctuary Area

Rocky Hills Sanctuary Area: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rocky Hills Sanctuary Area

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Rocky Hills Sanctuary Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.22490, 175.76161. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rocky Hills Sanctuary Area

• Featherston Military Training Camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fernside Homestead · fort · South Wairarapa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Featherston prisoner of war camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Longwood House · fort · South Wairarapa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wairarapa Moana Wetland · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Aorangi Forest Park · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Aorangi Range · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Holdsworth · viewpoint · Carterton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pūtangirua Pinnacles · attraction · South Wairarapa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Putangirua Pinnacles · trek · South Wairarapa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Castlepoint Lighthouse · beach · Masterton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pukeamoamo / Mitre · viewpoint · Carterton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mangaroa · fort · Upper Hutt City · ~70 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Forest Park · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tararua Forest Park · sanctuary · Carterton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Range · viewpoint · Lower Hutt City · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rocky Hills Sanctuary Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Rocky Hills Sanctuary Area

• Wairarapa Moana Wetland · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Aorangi Forest Park · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Forest Park · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tararua Forest Park · sanctuary · Carterton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Nga Manu Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Kāpiti Coast · ~89 km · Must-see
• Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~90 km · Must-see
• Belmont Regional Park · sanctuary · Lower Hutt City · ~91 km · Must-see
• Whitireia Park · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~97 km · Must-see
• Kapiti Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Wellington · ~100 km · Must-see
• Wellington Zoo · sanctuary · Wellington City · ~103 km · Must-see

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