Les Thurston Tower

Les Thurston Tower: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Les Thurston Tower

Season: October to February.

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 Les Thurston Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -39.67147, 175.79593. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Les Thurston Tower

• Paengaroa Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~9 km · Must-see
• Te Atua Mahuru · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~41 km · Must-see
• Maropea · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~42 km · Must-see
• Te Onetapu / Rangipo Desert · beach · Ruapehu · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Forest Park · sanctuary · Manawatū · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ruahine Range · viewpoint · Manawatū · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Ruapehu · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~60 km · Must-see
• Waimarino Baptist Church · church · Ruapehu · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kaimanawa Mountains · viewpoint · Rangitīkei · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tongariro National Park · sanctuary · Ruapehu · ~70 km · Must-see
• Last Spike Memorial · fort · Ruapehu · ~70 km · Must-see
• GW - 02 Tongariro Northern Circuit · trek · Ruapehu · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hauhungatahi · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Ngauruhoe · viewpoint · Ruapehu · ~74 km · Must-see
• Taihape Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~0 km
• Saint Marys Church · church · Rangitīkei · ~1 km
• Hautapu River Soil Conservation Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~1 km
• Kiwi Road Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Rangitīkei · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Les Thurston Tower

Other other attractions near Les Thurston Tower

• Raurimu Spiral · attraction · Ruapehu · ~87 km · Must-see
• Pania of the Reef · attraction · Napier City · ~123 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon · attraction · Taupō · ~146 km · Must-see
• Mangaweka Cantilever Bridge · attraction · Rangitīkei · ~19 km
• Springvale Suspension Bridge · attraction · Rangitīkei · ~36 km
• Waipiropiro Hot Spring · attraction · Rangitīkei · ~53 km
• Ohinepango Springs · attraction · Taupō · ~65 km
• Waihōhonu Springs · attraction · Taupō · ~69 km
• Ketetahi Hot Springs · attraction · Taupō · ~80 km
• Wanganui Collegiate School · attraction · Whanganui · ~89 km

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