Yellow Cliffs

Yellow Cliffs: 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 Yellow Cliffs

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 Yellow Cliffs — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.98335, 173.92805. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Yellow Cliffs

• Admiralty Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~6 km · Must-see
• Tawero Point · beach · Marlborough · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fitzroy Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pelorus Sound · beach · Marlborough · ~16 km · Must-see
• Elaine Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tennyson Inlet · beach · Marlborough · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fairy Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Penzance Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~22 km · Must-see
• Old Mans Head · beach · Marlborough · ~26 km · Must-see
• Amokura · fort · Marlborough · ~28 km · Must-see
• Croisilles Harbour · beach · Marlborough · ~31 km · Must-see
• Port Gore · beach · Marlborough · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lochmara Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~35 km · Must-see
• Resolution Bay · beach · Marlborough · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bottle Rock · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~38 km · Must-see
• Te Taonui-a-Kupe / Cape Jackson · beach · Marlborough · ~41 km · Must-see
• Long Island - Kokomohua Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Marlborough · ~42 km · Must-see
• Stephens Island Light · beach · Marlborough · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Yellow Cliffs

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Yellow Cliffs

• Bottle Rock · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~38 km · Must-see
• Whangamoa Valley · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~51 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~71 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~76 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain Trail - walking · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~78 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock / Fifeshire Rock · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bryant Range · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~93 km · Must-see
• Rangituhi / Colonial Knob · viewpoint · Porirua City · ~95 km · Must-see
• Kaukau · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~95 km · Must-see

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