Wakamarama Range

Wakamarama Range: 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 Wakamarama Range

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 Wakamarama Range — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.76861, 172.49118. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wakamarama Range

• Lightband Gully · viewpoint · Tasman · ~16 km · Must-see
• Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tasman · ~21 km · Must-see
• Saint Cuthbert's Church · church · Tasman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Burnett · viewpoint · Tasman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Whanganui Inlet · beach · Tasman · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi Point · beach · Buller · ~29 km · Must-see
• GW - 05 Heaphy Track · trek · Buller · ~37 km · Must-see
• Golden Bay · beach · Tasman · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wharariki Beach · beach · Tasman · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave · cave · Tasman · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wharariki Ecosanctuary · sanctuary · Tasman · ~43 km · Must-see
• Matau / Cape Farewell · beach · Tasman · ~43 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~45 km · Must-see
• Wainui Bay · beach · Tasman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wakamarama Range

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Wakamarama Range

• Lightband Gully · viewpoint · Tasman · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Burnett · viewpoint · Tasman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tākaka Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ōpārara Arch · viewpoint · Buller · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wharepapa / Arthur Range · viewpoint · Tasman · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Arthur · viewpoint · Tasman · ~66 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock / Fifeshire Rock · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~106 km · Must-see
• Mount Owen · viewpoint · Tasman · ~109 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain Trail - walking · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~117 km · Must-see
• Whangamoa Valley · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~120 km · Must-see

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