Mako Reserve

Mako Reserve: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mako Reserve

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Mako Reserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.33950, 173.21244. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mako Reserve

• Nelson Classic Car Museum · museum · Nelson City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tāhunanui Beach · beach · Nelson City · ~9 km · Must-see
• Waimea Inlet · beach · Tasman · ~9 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock / Fifeshire Rock · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Whisky Falls Nelson · waterfall · Nelson City · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Anglican Centre · church · Nelson City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ernest Rutherford Memorial, Brightwater · attraction · Tasman · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain Trail - walking · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank Lighthouse · fort · Nelson City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bryant Range · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~16 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank · beach · Nelson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~17 km · Must-see
• Nelson Haven · beach · Nelson · ~17 km · Must-see
• St John's Church (Anglican) · church · Tasman · ~20 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Richmond Forest Park · sanctuary · Marlborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Horoirangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Nelson · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mako Reserve

Other parks near Mako Reserve

• Memorial Park · park · Tasman · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horton Park · park · Marlborough · ~82 km · Must-see
• Greenmeadows Park · park · Nelson City · ~4 km
• Isel Park · park · Nelson City · ~5 km
• Samuels Rose Garden · park · Nelson City · ~5 km
• Fairfield Park · park · Nelson City · ~11 km
• Anzac Park · park · Nelson City · ~12 km
• Albion Square Historic Reserve · park · Nelson City · ~12 km
• Queens Gardens · park · Nelson City · ~12 km
• Māpua Recreation Reserve · park · Tasman · ~17 km

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