Boulder River Falls

Boulder River Falls: 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 waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Boulder River Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

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 Boulder River Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.89364, 172.57833. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boulder River Falls

• Lightband Gully · viewpoint · Tasman · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave · cave · Tasman · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Cuthbert's Church · church · Tasman · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~33 km · Must-see
• GW - 05 Heaphy Track · trek · Buller · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tākaka Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~35 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Burnett · viewpoint · Tasman · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi National Park · sanctuary · Buller · ~38 km · Must-see
• Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tasman · ~38 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wainui Bay · beach · Tasman · ~40 km · Must-see
• Golden Bay · beach · Tasman · ~41 km · Must-see
• Whanganui Inlet · beach · Tasman · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi Point · beach · Buller · ~41 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Inland Track · trek · Tasman · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Boulder River Falls

Other waterfalls near Boulder River Falls

• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Whisky Falls Nelson · waterfall · Nelson City · ~91 km · Must-see
• Salisbury Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~13 km
• Jenkins Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~42 km
• Falls River Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~47 km
• Cascade Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~49 km
• Bark Bay Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~49 km
• Falls River Suspension Bridge · waterfall · Tasman · ~50 km
• Saxon Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~73 km
• Saxon Falls · waterfall · Buller · ~73 km

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