Devonshire Diggings

Devonshire Diggings: 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 Devonshire Diggings

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 Devonshire Diggings — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.03193, 169.51995. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devonshire Diggings

• Dunstan Mountains · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~10 km · Must-see
• Poolburn Gorge workers' camp · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cromwell Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pisa Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kawarau Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cardrona Bra Fence · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~55 km · Must-see
• Old Man Range / Kopuwai · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~56 km · Must-see
• Crown Range · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~60 km · Must-see
• That Wānaka Tree · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Cardrona · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~63 km · Must-see
• Oteake Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~66 km · Must-see
• Roys Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~66 km · Must-see
• St John's Presbyterian Church · church · Queenstown-Lakes · ~69 km · Must-see
• Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~69 km · Must-see
• The Remarkables · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~72 km · Must-see
• Swampy Gully · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Devonshire Diggings

Other forts & heritage near Devonshire Diggings

• Queenstown Police Station · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~84 km · Must-see
• Eichardt's Private Hotel · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~84 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~137 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~139 km · Must-see
• Miners monument · fort · Central Otago · ~53 km
• Take Kārara · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~59 km
• Kawarau Bridge · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~61 km
• Arrowtown and Districts War Memorial · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~69 km
• Williams Cottage · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~84 km
• The Fort · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~113 km

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