Dover Spur

Dover Spur: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dover Spur

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Dover Spur — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -39.23553, 173.99740. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dover Spur

• Pouākai Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pukeiti Rhododendron Trust · sanctuary · New Plymouth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ahukawakawa · sanctuary · New Plymouth · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pouākai Circuit · trek · New Plymouth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki · sanctuary · New Plymouth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kaitake Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Taranaki Maunga · viewpoint · Stratford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dawson Falls · waterfall · Stratford · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tapuae Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Taranaki · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pukekura Falls · waterfall · New Plymouth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and Len Lye Centre · museum · New Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• St Andrew's Church · church · New Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• New Plymouth Cenotaph · church · New Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Puke Ariki New Plymouth Museum · museum · New Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Wind Wand · attraction · New Plymouth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cape Egmont Lighthouse · beach · South Taranaki · ~27 km · Must-see
• Te Ikaroa-a-Māui / Cape Egmont · beach · South Taranaki · ~27 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Anglican Church · church · New Plymouth · ~28 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dover Spur

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dover Spur

• Pouākai Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~3 km · Must-see
• Kaitake Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Taranaki Maunga · viewpoint · Stratford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Matemateaonga Range · viewpoint · Whanganui · ~95 km · Must-see
• Herangi Range · viewpoint · Waitomo · ~140 km · Must-see
• Pouākai · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~2 km
• Kiri Peak · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~2 km
• Tatangi · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~3 km
• Hump · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~4 km
• Pukeiti · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~6 km

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