Patetonga Recreation Reserve

Patetonga Recreation Reserve: 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Patetonga Recreation Reserve

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

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 Patetonga Recreation Reserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.40895, 175.45634. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patetonga Recreation Reserve

• Hapuakohe Range / Te Hapū-a-Kohe · viewpoint · Waikato · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kopuatai Peat Dome · sanctuary · Hauraki · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tahuna · fort · Matamata Piako · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kerepēhi · fort · Hauraki · ~18 km · Must-see
• Big Lemon & Paeroa Bottle · attraction · Hauraki · ~24 km · Must-see
• Karangahake Gorge · viewpoint · Hauraki · ~30 km · Must-see
• Morrinsville Recreation Reserve · park · Matamata Piako · ~36 km · Must-see
• Whangamarino · sanctuary · Waikato · ~37 km · Must-see
• Taupiri · viewpoint · Waikato · ~40 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Matamata Piako · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kauaeranga Valley · viewpoint · Auckland · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hākarimata Range · viewpoint · Waikato · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant · fort · Waikato · ~50 km · Must-see
• Waitakaruru Arboretum · park · Waikato · ~51 km · Must-see
• Firth of Thames · beach · Waikato · ~52 km · Must-see
• Waikato Museum · museum · Hamilton City · ~56 km · Must-see
• New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 · fort · Western Bay of Plenty · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hūnua Ranges Regional Park · sanctuary · Waikato · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patetonga Recreation Reserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Patetonga Recreation Reserve

• Kopuatai Peat Dome · sanctuary · Hauraki · ~11 km · Must-see
• Whangamarino · sanctuary · Waikato · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hūnua Ranges Regional Park · sanctuary · Waikato · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Zoo · sanctuary · Waikato · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park · sanctuary · Matamata Piako · ~64 km · Must-see
• Coromandel Forest Park · sanctuary · Thames-Coromandel · ~65 km · Must-see
• Moanatuatua Peat Scientific Reserve · sanctuary · Waipā · ~73 km · Must-see
• Auckland Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Auckland · ~83 km · Must-see
• Murphys Bush Reserve · sanctuary · Auckland · ~84 km · Must-see
• Te Matuku Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Auckland · ~87 km · Must-see

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