Tower Hills

Tower Hills: 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 Tower Hills

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 Tower Hills — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.90782, 166.75679. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tower Hills

• Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chalky Inlet · beach · Southland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rakituma / Preservation Inlet · beach · Southland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Sparrman · viewpoint · Southland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Southland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Te Waituna / West Cape · beach · Southland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tawhitiwhiti-roro / Puysegur Point · beach · Southland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Breaksea Sound · beach · Southland · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Danae · viewpoint · Southland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilmot · viewpoint · Southland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dagg Sound · beach · Southland · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hump Ridge Trail - 03 Port Craig to car park · trek · Southland · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tuturau / Hunter Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Taipaririki / Deep Cove · beach · Southland · ~74 km · Must-see
• Square Top · viewpoint · Southland · ~4 km
• Victor Lake · lake · Southland · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tower Hills

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Tower Hills

• Mount Sparrman · viewpoint · Southland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Southland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Danae · viewpoint · Southland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilmot · viewpoint · Southland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Tuturau / Hunter Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Titiroa · viewpoint · Southland · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Moturau · viewpoint · Southland · ~84 km · Must-see
• Mount Grono · viewpoint · Southland · ~91 km · Must-see
• Mount Axford · viewpoint · Southland · ~96 km · Must-see
• Coronation Peak · viewpoint · Southland · ~107 km · Must-see

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