# Things to see in Arthur's Pass National Park (New Zealand): 44 places and when to go

> Arthur's Pass National Park is a town in New Zealand, and this site lists 44 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (26), Mountains (18), Nature (15). The best known are Mount Rolleston, Avalanche Peak and Mount Damfool. The best time to come is October to April; also possible: May to September. In December there are 15 h 09 of daylight, and in June, 8 h 51. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/arthur-s-pass-national-park/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** New Zealand · -42.9439, 171.5628
- **Places:** 44 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/senderismo/) (26) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/montana/) (18) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/naturaleza/) (15) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/arquitectura/) (1) · [Snow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/nieve/) (1) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/espiritual/) (1)
- **Best time:** October to April.
- **Also possible:** May to September.
- **Nearest airport:** CHC Christchurch, 99 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Davie, at 2,280 m.

## What to see in Arthur's Pass National Park

The places in and around Arthur's Pass National Park, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Mount Rolleston](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-rolleston/): Mountain in Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand · 5.5 km
- [Avalanche Peak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/avalanche-peak/): Mountain in New Zealand · 2.2 km
- [Mount Damfool](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/damfool/): Mountain in New Zealand · 13 km
- [Mount Bealey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-bealey/): Hill in New Zealand · 2.9 km
- [Mount Davie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-davie/): Mountain in New Zealand · 14 km
- [Mount Gizeh](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-gizeh/): Mountain in New Zealand · 14 km
- [Mount Guinevere](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-guinevere/): Mountain in Selwyn District, New Zealand · 6.1 km
- [Mount Oates](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-oates/): Mountain in New Zealand · 8.4 km
- [Mount Scott](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-scott/): Mountain in the Canterbury Region, New Zealand · 9.9 km
- [Mount Williams](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-williams/): Mountain in Arthur's Pass National Park, New Zealand · 5.6 km
- [Mount Wilson](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-wilson/): Hill in the South Island, New Zealand · 9.5 km
- [Avoca Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/avoca-glacier/): Glacier in New Zealand · 15 km
- [Bealey Bridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/bealey-bridge/): New Zealand bridge · 8.9 km
- [Cahill Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/cahill-glacier/): Glacier in New Zealand · 15 km
- [Cronin Glacier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/cronin-glacier/): Glacier in New Zealand · 14 km
- [Mount Speight](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-speight/): Mountain in New Zealand · 14 km
- [Temple Basin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/temple-basin-ski-area/): Ski field in the South Island of New Zealand · 4.1 km
- [Anti Crow Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/anti-crow-hut/): Hut in New Zealand · 7.5 km
- [Arthur's Pass Chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/arthur-s-pass-chapel/): Chapel in New Zealand · 407 m
- [Barker Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/barker-hut/): Hiking · 14 km
- [Bealey Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/bealey-hut/): Hiking · 12 km
- [Bealey Spur Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/bealey-spur-hut/): Hiking · 9.9 km
- [Canterbury University Snow Sports Club (CUSSC) Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/canterbury-university-snow-sports-club-cussc-lodge/): Mountains · Hiking · 4.1 km
- [Carrington Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/carrington-hut/): Hiking · 9.5 km

And the other 20, by what you come to do:

- **Mountains**: [Christchurch Tramping Club Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/christchurch-tramping-club-lodge/), [Ferrier Lodge (Temple Basin Ski Area)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/ferrier-lodge-temple-basin-ski-area/), [Kennedy Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/kennedy-lodge/), [The West Coast Alpine Club](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/the-west-coast-alpine-club/), [Waimakariri Falls Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/waimakariri-falls-hut/)
- **Hiking**: [Edwards Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/edwards-hut/), [Goat Pass Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/goat-pass-hut/), [Hawdon Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/hawdon-hut/), [Hunts Creek Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/hunts-creek-hut/), [Jacks Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/jacks-hut/), [Julia Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/julia-hut/), [Lagoon Saddle A Frame Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/lagoon-saddle-a-frame-hut/), [Lagoon Saddle Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/lagoon-saddle-hut/), [Mid Taipo Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mid-taipo-hut/), [Mingha Bivouac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mingha-bivouac/), [Mount Aicken](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-aicken/), [New Zealand Alpine Club Lodge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/new-zealand-alpine-club-lodge/), [Sudden Valley Bivouac](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/sudden-valley-bivouac/), [Temple Basin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/temple-basin/), [Upper Deception Hut](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/upper-deception-hut/)

## When to go to Arthur's Pass National Park

The best time to visit Arthur's Pass National Park is **October to April**; also possible: May to September. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Best time | 14 h 50 |
| February | Best time | 13 h 42 |
| March | Best time | 12 h 21 |
| April | Best time | 10 h 49 |
| May | Possible | 9 h 32 |
| June | Possible | 8 h 51 |
| July | Possible | 9 h 08 |
| August | Possible | 10 h 14 |
| September | Possible | 11 h 43 |
| October | Best time | 13 h 12 |
| November | Best time | 14 h 31 |
| December | Best time | 15 h 09 |

In December there are 15 h 09 of daylight, and in June, 8 h 51. In January, 43 of the 44 places are at their best.

When to go to New Zealand in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Arthur's Pass National Park

The nearest main airport is Christchurch International Airport (CHC, Christchurch), 99 km as the crow flies. How to get around New Zealand (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=-42.9439%2C171.5628)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-42.9439%2C171.5628)

## Other towns nearby

- [Hokitika](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/hokitika/): 35 places · 52 km
- [Greymouth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/greymouth/): 21 places · 59 km
- [Waikari](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/waikari/): 10 places · 85 km
- [Amberley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/amberley/): 6 places · 98 km
- [Kaiapoi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/kaiapoi/): 6 places · 101 km
- [Ashburton, New Zealand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/ashburton/): 7 places · 107 km

And all of New Zealand, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Arthur's Pass National Park?

The best known: [Mount Rolleston](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-rolleston/), [Avalanche Peak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/avalanche-peak/), [Mount Damfool](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/damfool/), [Mount Bealey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-bealey/), [Mount Davie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/oceania/nueva-zelanda/mount-davie/). In all, 44 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Arthur's Pass National Park?

October to April; also possible: May to September. In December there are 15 h 09 of daylight, and in June, 8 h 51.

### How do you get to Arthur's Pass National Park?

The nearest main airport is Christchurch International Airport (CHC), 99 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-42.9439%2C171.5628) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Arthur's Pass National Park as the destination and these 44 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).