Chinese Arch

Chinese Arch: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Chinese Arch

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

Visiting Chinese Arch: tips

• Opening hours change with the season; check the last entry time.
• Wear shoes with grip for steps and uneven stone.

How to reach Chinese Arch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.68848, 176.06750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chinese Arch

• Craters of the Moon · attraction · Taupō · ~6 km · Must-see
• Karapiti · viewpoint · Taupō · ~7 km · Must-see
• Tauhara · viewpoint · Taupō · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wairakei · viewpoint · Taupō · ~11 km · Must-see
• Horomatangi Reef · beach · Taupō · ~18 km · Must-see
• Taupō Volcano · viewpoint · Taupō · ~21 km · Must-see
• Te Poporo / Bulli Point · beach · Taupō · ~29 km · Must-see
• Titiraupenga · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Titiraupenga · viewpoint · Taupō · ~48 km · Must-see
• Champagne Pool · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wai-o-Tapu Thermal Wonderland · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lady Knox Geyser · attraction · Rotorua Lakes · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pureora Forest Park · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Maungaongaonga · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pihanga · viewpoint · Taupō · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kaimanawa Forest Park · sanctuary · Taupō · ~59 km · Must-see
• Maunga Kākaramea / Rainbow Mountain · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Waimangu · viewpoint · Rotorua Lakes · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chinese Arch

Other forts & heritage near Chinese Arch

• Last Spike Memorial · fort · Ruapehu · ~110 km · Must-see
• Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital · fort · Waipā · ~118 km · Must-see
• Waitomo Express Train · fort · Waitomo · ~120 km · Must-see
• Hobbiton Movie Set and Farm Tours · fort · Matamata Piako · ~121 km · Must-see
• Alexandra Redoubt · fort · Waipā · ~135 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Air Crash Memorial · fort · Matamata Piako · ~140 km · Must-see
• New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 · fort · Western Bay of Plenty · ~144 km · Must-see
• Wairaka statue · fort · Whakatāne · ~146 km · Must-see
• Tīeke · fort · Ruapehu · ~147 km · Must-see
• Korohoe Pā · fort · Taupō · ~43 km

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