Nelson Lakes sighting maps
20 sightingsNew Zealand FalconFalco novaeseelandiaeMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–6 PMSighting map
39 sightingsWekaGallirallus australisMost seen 7 AM–12 PM & 4–7 PMSighting map
11 sightingsKererūHemiphaga novaeseelandiaeMost seen 8–11 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
55 sightingsBlack SwanCygnus atratusMost seen 7 AM–12 PM & 3–6 PMSighting map
23 sightingsParadise ShelduckTadorna variegataMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map
17 sightingsTūīProsthemadera novaeseelandiaeMost seen 6–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
73 sightingsBellbirdAnthornis melanuraMost seen 6–10 AMSighting map
21 sightingsLittle Pied CormorantMicrocarbo melanoleucosMost seen 6–9 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
84 sightingsMallardAnas platyrhynchosMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
98 sightingsBlack-billed GullChroicocephalus bulleriMost seen 8 AM–4 PMSighting map
58 sightingsNew Zealand ScaupAythya novaeseelandiaeMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
32 sightingsRockwrenXenicus gilviventrisMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map
89 sightingsSouth Island RobinPetroica australisMost seen 6–10 AMSighting map
43 sightingsTomtitPetroica macrocephalaMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map
47 sightingsFantailRhipidura fuliginosaMost seen 7–9 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map
10 sightingsRiflemanAcanthisitta chlorisMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting mapEach map shows where a species has been reported across Nelson Lakes. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
Find Wildlife in Parkwolf
Every sighting map, in your pocket.
- 16 sighting mapsfor Nelson Lakes, on the same park map as your route
- Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
- 26 audio storiesplay as you drive Nelson Lakes, wildlife included
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Nelson Lakes Tour Guide
Nelson Lakes, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Nelson Lakes 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 place
Kerr Bay and Lake Rotoiti0:00 / 0:27
“You're approaching Kerr Bay, an easy place to get down to Lake Rotoiti without taking on a hike.”
Plays as you drive up to Lake Rotoiti – Kerr Bay and Jetty in the Parkwolf Nelson Lakes Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- Nelson Lakes Visitor Centre
- St Arnaud: Food and Village Stops
- Lodge Road and Black Hill Walk
- West Bay, Lake Rotoiti
- 26 audio storiesacross Nelson Lakes’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor New Zealand Falcon, Weka, Kererū, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 57 trails, 47 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
“Fantastic app with many points of information… It’s great to just turn on while you’re driving and it gives you an audio tour of the national Park. We love it!!!!”