Red Swamp

Red Swamp: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Swamp

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Red Swamp — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.58831, 169.69565. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Swamp

• Te Papanui / Lammermoor Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lammerlaw Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~15 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui Conservation Park · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains · viewpoint · Clutha · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Man Range / Kopuwai · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~67 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Dunedin City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Poolburn Gorge workers' camp · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~74 km · Must-see
• Davidsons Top · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~2 km
• Welshmans Gully · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~3 km
• Bottle Rock · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~3 km
• Taieri Rapids Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Central Otago · ~6 km
• Middle Swamp · sanctuary · Central Otago · ~8 km
• Lake Onslow · lake · Central Otago · ~9 km
• Teviot Swamp · sanctuary · Central Otago · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Swamp

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Red Swamp

• Te Papanui Conservation Park · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Northern Cemetery · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~89 km · Must-see
• Ōrokonui Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~91 km · Must-see
• Glenfalloch Gardens · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~95 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~108 km · Must-see
• Oteake Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~117 km · Must-see
• Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~124 km · Must-see
• Catlins Conservation Park · sanctuary · Clutha · ~127 km · Must-see
• Eyre Mountains / Taka Ra Haka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Southland · ~129 km · Must-see
• Taieri Rapids Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Central Otago · ~6 km

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Otago

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