Nature discovery
Research 10 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach of New Plymouth, grouped across 6 kinds of place and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of New Plymouth. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from New Plymouth. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from New Plymouth, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Showing all 10 places.
Moturoa is a island reachable from New Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Moturoa, about 4 km (3 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: russellstreet / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Lake Mangamahoe is a lake reachable from New Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Mangamahoe, about 9 km (5 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Archives New Zealand from New Zealand / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Kaitake Range is a mountain reachable from New Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Kaitake Range, about 15 km (9 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Dave Young / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Te Rere-o-Tahurangi Falls is a waterfall reachable from New Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Te Rere-o-Tahurangi Falls, about 23 km (14 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Department of Conservation / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Egmont National Park is a national park surrounding the Mount Taranaki stratovolcano and the Pouakai and Kaitake ranges south of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Egmont National Park, about 23 km (14 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Photograph by JShook, who retains copyright and releases the image under the license shown below. / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.5
Curtis Falls is a waterfall reachable from New Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Curtis Falls, about 27 km (17 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Sarang / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Wilkies Pools is a waterfall reachable from New Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Wilkies Pools, about 29 km (18 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Pseudopanax at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain
Te Rere o Kapuni is a waterfall reachable from New Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Te Rere o Kapuni, about 30 km (19 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Lake Rotokare is a landslide-dammed lake and forested wetland scenic reserve with a predator-proof sanctuary southeast of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Lake Rotokare, about 52 km (33 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Pakaraki / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Damper Falls is a waterfall reachable from New Plymouth as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Mount Damper Falls, about 64 km (40 mi) from New Plymouth
Image credit: Image: Mattgrosso at English Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain