Dancing Falls

Dancing 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 Dancing 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 Dancing Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.97900, 169.17400. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dancing Falls

• Roaring Billy Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Franklin · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~17 km · Must-see
• Thunder Creek Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Awful · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fantail Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Haast Pass / Tioripatea · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blue Pools Track · trek · Queenstown-Lakes · ~27 km · Must-see
• Brewster Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Brewster · viewpoint · Westland · ~30 km · Must-see
• David Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tauparikākā Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Westland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kahukura / Mount Alba · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bignell Reef · beach · West Coast · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Turner · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Knights Point · beach · Westland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hinemakawe / Mount Castor · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Pollux · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hāwea Conservation Park · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dancing Falls

Other waterfalls near Dancing Falls

• Roaring Billy Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Thunder Creek Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fantail Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Haast Pass / Tioripatea · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hooker Valley Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~100 km · Must-see
• Franz Josef Parking Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~125 km · Must-see
• Dancing Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~0 km
• Gunboat Creek Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~3 km
• Strata Falls · waterfall · Queenstown-Lakes · ~4 km
• Strata Falls · waterfall · Westland · ~4 km

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