Waterfalls
Research 5 waterfalls within weekend reach of New Plymouth, classified from Wikidata types 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.
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
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
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