Ram Island

Ram Island: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Ram Island

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Ram Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.98057, 170.08946. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ram Island

• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~14 km · Must-see
• Matamata / Saddle Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~27 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Dunedin City · ~29 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~31 km · Must-see
• Black Head · beach · Dunedin City · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tunnel Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kaikōrai Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cargill's Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kaikorai Presbyterian Church · church · Dunedin City · ~41 km · Must-see
• The Oval · park · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ocean Beach Domain · beach · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica · church · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dunedin Gasworks Museum · museum · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• St Matthew's, Dunedin · church · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph's Cathedral · church · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cargill Monument · fort · Dunedin City · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ram Island

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Ram Island

• Taieri Island / Moturata · river spot · Otago · ~16 km
• Ōkaihae / Green Island · river spot · Otago · ~29 km
• White Island · river spot · Otago · ~40 km
• Water of Leith · river spot · Dunedin City · ~45 km
• Bird Island · river spot · Otago · ~46 km
• Lindsay Creek · river spot · Dunedin City · ~47 km
• Manuka Island · river spot · Clutha · ~48 km
• Inch Clutha · river spot · Clutha · ~52 km
• Shaws Island · river spot · Clutha · ~53 km
• Gull Island · river spot · Clutha · ~55 km

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