Local favourite park · Timaru, Canterbury
Centennial Park
Centennial Park is a park in Timaru, Canterbury.
Centennial Park: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Centennial Park
Season: Year-round, evenings.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Centennial Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -44.39353, 171.21091. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Centennial Park
- Sacred Heart Basilica · church · Timaru · ~4 km · Must-see
- South Canterbury Museum · museum · Timaru · ~4 km · Must-see
- St Mary's Church · church · Timaru · ~4 km · Must-see
- Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Nimrod/Kaumira · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~41 km · Must-see
- St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~49 km · Must-see
- Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~52 km · Must-see
- Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~74 km · Must-see
- Aigantighe Art Gallery · museum · Timaru · ~3 km
- Blackett's lighthouse · fort · Timaru · ~4 km
- Benvenue Cliffs · viewpoint · Timaru · ~4 km
- Chalmers Church · church · Timaru · ~4 km
- Caroline Bay · beach · Canterbury · ~4 km
- Landing Service Building · fort · Timaru · ~5 km
- Te Ana Māori Rock Art Centre · museum · Timaru · ~5 km
- Timaru Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Timaru · ~5 km
- Waitarakao / Washdyke Lagoon · lake · Timaru · ~6 km
- Caledonian Sports Ground · sanctuary · Timaru · ~6 km
Other parks near Centennial Park
- Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~52 km · Must-see
- Tinwald Domain · park · Ashburton · ~82 km · Must-see
- Ashburton Domain · park · Ashburton · ~87 km · Must-see
- Orari Park Recreation Reserve · park · Timaru · ~36 km
- Knottingley Park · park · Waimate · ~52 km
- Casa Nova Park · park · Waitaki · ~97 km
- Ōamaru Public Gardens · park · Waitaki · ~101 km
- Awa Awa Rata Reserve · park · Ashburton · ~120 km
- Glentunnel Domain · park · Selwyn · ~146 km
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Frequently asked
Is Centennial Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Centennial Park yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Centennial Park?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Centennial Park?
Nearby: Sacred Heart Basilica (church, 4 km), South Canterbury Museum (museum, 4 km), St Mary's Church (church, 4 km), Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse (beach, 8 km), Mount Nimrod/Kaumira (viewpoint, 41 km), St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate (church, 49 km).