Overview
About Skinner Point Lookout
Why stop
- The view takes in Tōtaranui Beach and Goat Bay together.
Heads up
- The steep approach is part of a longer walking route.
Map
Where it is
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Abel Tasman Tour Guide
Your drive to Skinner Point Lookout, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Abel Tasman National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Tōtaranui Beach and Campground“You're coming up on Tōtaranui Beach and Campground, where the long golden beach is just across the road from the main camp.”
Plays on the road 1.1 km from Skinner Point Lookout in the Parkwolf Abel Tasman Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- The Tide Sets the Walking Day
- The Coughs in the Birdsong
- A Fur Seal's Night Shift
- Pigeon Saddle and Awapoto Hut
- 23 audio storiesacross Abel Tasman’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Kea, New Zealand Fur Seal, Little Penguin, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 43 trails, 65 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Guide
More about Skinner Point Lookout
A Coast Track viewpointSkinner Point Lookout is a coastal viewpoint on the Abel Tasman Coast Track between Goat Bay…
Skinner Point Lookout is a coastal viewpoint on the Abel Tasman Coast Track between Goat Bay and Tōtaranui. It earns a pause if you're walking this stretch: the path climbs steeply around an old landslide at Goat Bay to the lookout above Skinner Point, then drops toward Tōtaranui. This is part of a walking stage, not a drive-up stop.
The viewFrom here, Tōtaranui's long beach and Goat Bay open below, with Waiharakeke Bay and Awaroa Head…
From here, Tōtaranui's long beach and Goat Bay open below, with Waiharakeke Bay and Awaroa Head across the water. Keep the curve of sand, blue water and wooded headland in one frame; that sweep is what makes this viewpoint more than another beach photo.
Plan it with TōtaranuiThere is no separate official visit time for the lookout, so count it as part of your Coast…
There is no separate official visit time for the lookout, so count it as part of your Coast Track day. At Tōtaranui, the campground has six amenities blocks and a seasonal camp office with snack items and small supplies. If you're driving there to start the walk, the final 12 km of road is narrow, winding and unsealed.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Abel Tasman
10 sightingsKeaMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
54 sightingsNew Zealand Fur SealMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
20 sightingsLittle PenguinMost seen around 9 PMSighting map
21 sightingsSouth Island KākāMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
526 sightingsWekaMost seen around 9 AMSighting map
16 sightingsTūīMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Abel Tasman. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
