Riverstone Castle

Riverstone Castle: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Riverstone Castle

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Riverstone Castle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.95372, 171.08175. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Riverstone Castle

• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~22 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~25 km · Must-see
• Knottingley Park · park · Waitaki · ~29 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica, Waimate · church · Waitaki · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~43 km · Must-see
• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~68 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tuhawaiki Point Lighthouse · beach · Timaru · ~73 km · Must-see
• 45th Parallel marker · fort · Waitaki · ~7 km
• Spring Gully · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~13 km
• Table Top Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~15 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~16 km
• Morven Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Waimate · ~16 km
• Brockmans Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~16 km
• Ōamaru Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~17 km
• Picnic Hill · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Riverstone Castle

Other forts & heritage near Riverstone Castle

• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~36 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~104 km · Must-see
• Larnach Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~134 km · Must-see
• Dunedin Cenotaph · fort · Dunedin City · ~140 km · Must-see
• Stuart Memorial · fort · Dunedin City · ~140 km · Must-see
• Cargill Monument · fort · Dunedin City · ~140 km · Must-see
• Cargill's Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~146 km · Must-see
• 45th Parallel marker · fort · Waitaki · ~7 km
• World War One Memorial · fort · Waitaki · ~23 km
• Criterion Hotel · fort · Waitaki · ~23 km

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