Dales Reserve

Dales Reserve: 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 Dales Reserve

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 Dales Reserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.12200, 174.86890. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dales Reserve

• Te Awarua-o-Porirua Harbour · beach · Porirua City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Whitireia Park · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Alban's Anglican Church - Pauatahanui · church · Porirua City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Belmont Regional Park · sanctuary · Lower Hutt City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rangituhi / Colonial Knob · viewpoint · Porirua City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Lower Hutt City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Te Whiti Riser · trek · Lower Hutt City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Moonshine Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kaukau · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Former Site of Fort Kelburne · fort · Wellington City · ~18 km · Must-see
• St John's Anglican Church · church · Upper Hutt City · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Blockhouse · church · Upper Hutt City · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kaiwharawhara · fort · Wellington City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Buckley Ruins · fort · Wellington City · ~21 km · Must-see
• Goldie's Brae · fort · Wellington City · ~22 km · Must-see
• Totara Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dales Reserve

Other parks near Dales Reserve

• Moonshine Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Totara Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~23 km · Must-see
• Frank Kitts Park · park · Wellington City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Waitangi Park · park · Wellington City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Martin Luckie Park · park · Wellington City · ~30 km · Must-see
• Raumati Marine Gardens · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~31 km · Must-see
• Oku Street Reserve · park · Wellington City · ~33 km · Must-see
• Waikanae Park · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pharazyn Reserve · park · Kāpiti Coast · ~42 km · Must-see
• Horton Park · park · Marlborough · ~110 km · Must-see

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