Pic's Jar

Pic's Jar: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pic's Jar

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Pic's Jar — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.32294, 173.21448. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pic's Jar

• Nelson Classic Car Museum · museum · Nelson City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Tāhunanui Beach · beach · Nelson City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Waimea Inlet · beach · Tasman · ~8 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock / Fifeshire Rock · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Whisky Falls Nelson · waterfall · Nelson City · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Anglican Centre · church · Nelson City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank Lighthouse · fort · Nelson City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain Trail - walking · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ernest Rutherford Memorial, Brightwater · attraction · Tasman · ~14 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank · beach · Nelson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nelson Haven · beach · Nelson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bryant Range · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~20 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• St John's Church (Anglican) · church · Tasman · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Richmond Forest Park · sanctuary · Marlborough · ~26 km · Must-see
• Horoirangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Nelson · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pic's Jar

Other forts & heritage near Pic's Jar

• Boulder Bank Lighthouse · fort · Nelson City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~77 km · Must-see
• Amokura · fort · Marlborough · ~81 km · Must-see
• Aviation Memorial Plaque · fort · Nelson City · ~1 km
• Broadgreen House · fort · Nelson City · ~2 km
• Isel House · fort · Nelson City · ~3 km
• Te Punawai Pā · fort · Nelson City · ~9 km
• Melrose House · fort · Nelson City · ~9 km
• NZ's first railway 1862 · fort · Nelson City · ~9 km
• Fifeshire House · fort · Nelson City · ~10 km

All forts & heritage in Nelson

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