Rock Face

Rock Face: 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 Rock Face

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 Rock Face — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -13.82396, -171.89720. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Face

• Apia Samoa Temple · church · Tuamasaga · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · church · Tuamasaga · ~18 km · Must-see
• Museum of Samoa · church · Tuamasaga · ~18 km · Must-see
• Vailima Botanic Garden Reserve · sanctuary · Tuamasaga · ~19 km · Must-see
• Return To Paradise · beach · Gagaʻemauga · ~23 km · Must-see
• Papapapaitai-falls · waterfall · Tuamasaga · ~23 km · Must-see
• Manono · river spot · Aiga-i-le-Tai · ~29 km · Must-see
• O Le Pupu-Puʿe National Park · sanctuary · Ātua · ~31 km · Must-see
• Piula Cave Pool · cave · Ātua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fagaloa Bay · beach · ~49 km · Must-see
• Afulilo Dam · lake · Ātua · ~50 km · Must-see
• Aganoa Beach · beach · ~53 km · Must-see
• Afu A'au Waterfall · waterfall · Palauli · ~57 km · Must-see
• Pulemele'i Mound · fort · Palauli · ~59 km · Must-see
• Namu'a Island · river spot · Ātua · ~71 km · Must-see
• Nono'a Archaeological Starmound · fort · Tuamasaga · ~0 km
• Salepoua'e Starmound · fort · Tuamasaga · ~1 km
• Mound Peak · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~1 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rock Face

• Mauga Matāvanu Crater · viewpoint · Gagaʻifomauga · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mauga Silisili · viewpoint · Gagaʻifomauga · ~85 km · Must-see
• Mauga Mata o le afi · viewpoint · Gagaʻifomauga · ~88 km · Must-see
• Mound Peak · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~1 km
• Richards Wall · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~2 km
• Toopoors Heart · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~2 km
• Tafua-upolu · viewpoint · Aʻana · ~12 km
• Lanoto'o Viewing Platform · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~15 km
• Mount Vaea · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~19 km
• Mount Fiamoe · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~19 km

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