Adele Island

Adele Island: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Adele Island

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 Adele Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.98063, 173.06102. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Adele Island

• Tinline Bay · beach · Tasman · ~4 km · Must-see
• Torrent Bay · beach · Tasman · ~5 km · Must-see
• Split Apple Rock · beach · Tasman · ~7 km · Must-see
• GW - 04 Abel Tasman Coast Track · trek · Tasman · ~14 km · Must-see
• Tonga Island Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tasman · ~14 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Inland Track · trek · Tasman · ~15 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~17 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Tasman · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tākaka Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tōtaranui Beach · beach · Tasman · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave · cave · Tasman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~28 km · Must-see
• Wainui Bay · beach · Tasman · ~29 km · Must-see
• Horoirangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Nelson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank · beach · Nelson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nelson Haven · beach · Nelson · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Adele Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Adele Island

• Motuareronui / Adele Island · river spot · Nelson · ~0 km
• Fisherman Island · river spot · Tasman · ~2 km
• Armchair Island · river spot · Nelson · ~3 km
• Armchair Island · river spot · Tasman · ~3 km
• Ballon Rock · river spot · Nelson · ~5 km
• Ballon Rock · river spot · Tasman · ~5 km
• Pinnacle Island · river spot · Tasman · ~7 km
• Ngaio Island · river spot · Tasman · ~7 km
• Kākā Island · river spot · Tasman · ~9 km
• Tonga Island · river spot · Tasman · ~13 km

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