Jocks Island

Jocks 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 Jocks 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 Jocks Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.87303, 170.16768. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jocks Island

• Mauka Atua · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Cran · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Glentanner Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackburn · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgar Thomson · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Sealy · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Ollivier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Westland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mueller Glacier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hooker Valley Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Wakefield · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Burns · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount William Grant · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Sefton · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Cook Range · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~30 km · Must-see
• Douglas Glacier · viewpoint · Westland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jocks Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Jocks Island

• Morgans Island · river spot · Mackenzie · ~32 km
• Motuariki Island · river spot · Mackenzie · ~37 km
• South Island · river spot · Mackenzie · ~45 km
• Hanata Island · river spot · West Coast · ~80 km
• Whanau Island · river spot · Waitaki · ~81 km
• Goose Neck Island · river spot · Waitaki · ~85 km
• Churn Rapids · river spot · Queenstown-Lakes · ~87 km
• Black Jacks Island · river spot · Waitaki · ~92 km
• Black Jacks Island · river spot · Central Otago · ~92 km
• Turnagain Island · river spot · Waitaki · ~92 km

All rivers, islands & mangroves in Canterbury

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