HistoryHidden gem
Waipapa Point
Fortrose, Southland
Lighthouse point with sea lions and a shipwreck memorial.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
A flat coastal reserve where the lighthouse marks the site of New Zealand's worst civilian shipwreck. Sea lions often rest on the beach, so keep your distance.
Good to know
- Stay 10 m from sea lions
- Windy
- Short grass walk
- Getting there
- Sealed to gravel, flat
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- No dogs
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