Kakapo Range

Kakapo Range: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Kakapo Range

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Kakapo Range — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.90684, 166.62323. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kakapo Range

• Chalky Inlet · beach · Southland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Sparrman · viewpoint · Southland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Te Waituna / West Cape · beach · Southland · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rakituma / Preservation Inlet · beach · Southland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Te Tapuwae o Hua (Long Sound) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Southland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Taumoana (Five Finger Peninsula) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tawhitiwhiti-roro / Puysegur Point · beach · Southland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Moana Uta (Wet Jacket Arm) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Breaksea Sound · beach · Southland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Danae · viewpoint · Southland · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dagg Sound · beach · Southland · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Macarthur · lake · Southland · ~2 km
• The Stopper · viewpoint · Southland · ~3 km
• Mount Inaccessible · viewpoint · Southland · ~4 km
• Edwardson Sound · beach · Southland · ~4 km
• Lake Rimmer · lake · Southland · ~5 km
• Te Tapuwae-o-Māui / Divide Head · beach · Southland · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kakapo Range

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Kakapo Range

• Mount Sparrman · viewpoint · Southland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgecumbe · viewpoint · Southland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Danae · viewpoint · Southland · ~69 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilmot · viewpoint · Southland · ~77 km · Must-see
• Tuturau / Hunter Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~83 km · Must-see
• Mount Titiroa · viewpoint · Southland · ~93 km · Must-see
• Mount Grono · viewpoint · Southland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mount Moturau · viewpoint · Southland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mount Axford · viewpoint · Southland · ~105 km · Must-see
• Coronation Peak · viewpoint · Southland · ~113 km · Must-see

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