Devil's Staircase Lookout Point
Devil's Staircase Lookout Point
Devil's Staircase Lookout Point
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santo t
Auckland, New Zealand7,404 contributions
Dec 2019
Blue pristine lake at foreground and snow-capped mountain at horizon background, what a nice combination. You can find this winding road, with rocky wall at one side and Lake Wakatipu at the other side after Kingston some 40km from Queenstown on the way to Te Anau or from Te Anau. There is one famous look out site with some 15 car park. Really scenic and fantastic views, when the sky is clear blue and the snow-capped mountain clearly visible from this look out. However visitors go to this place not particularly or specially just for this destination, but usually part of their journeys to Te Anau and Milford Sound or Doubtful Sound.
Written February 19, 2020
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Michelle S
Auckland Central, New Zealand499 contributions
Jan 2020
This is one experience that you will never forget. The views are to die for.
If you drive around further, you will have the opportunity to get out of your car and walk in the lake or take your deck chair and admire the view.
The water is crystal clear and the pebbles are beautiful. Make sure you spend some time here. ....we did and never wanted to go home!
Michelle S
Auckland
If you drive around further, you will have the opportunity to get out of your car and walk in the lake or take your deck chair and admire the view.
The water is crystal clear and the pebbles are beautiful. Make sure you spend some time here. ....we did and never wanted to go home!
Michelle S
Auckland
Written January 23, 2020
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the_rohrer
Switzerland11 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
I have to admit… I am deeply disappointed… I was very keen to see the devil on a staircase but there was no devil and also no staircase… not even a ladder. Therefore I have to say that this thing does not deliver what it promises from a title point of view!
Jokes aside - it is a solid view point but nothing more. It would be great if there would have been a sign explaining what the devils staircase is. We assume that it is the road close to the water. If you are anyways driving through give it a go and do a short stop. But it is not on your „plan“ dont extra drive there it is not worth it.
Jokes aside - it is a solid view point but nothing more. It would be great if there would have been a sign explaining what the devils staircase is. We assume that it is the road close to the water. If you are anyways driving through give it a go and do a short stop. But it is not on your „plan“ dont extra drive there it is not worth it.
Written March 20, 2023
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grlav8r777
Mankato, MN175 contributions
Feb 2019
looking for it. Thought it was a staircase trail or hike so was disappointing. Its a really pretty pullover but really nothing to see.
Written April 14, 2019
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John and Les C
New Plymouth, New Zealand407 contributions
Oct 2020
Stopped on the lay by viewing spot and not sure where the Devil's Staircase actually was - nevertheless great views.
Written October 26, 2020
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Helenjen
Brisbane, Australia892 contributions
Feb 2020
Stunning views and scenery.....just like the whole region around here but we couldn't work out where the devil was or the staircase for that matter!!!! There was no sign or explanation that we could see.
Written March 11, 2020
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kidsb4me
Melbourne, Australia524 contributions
Aug 2019
I’m not sure why this is even a noted lookout - there are several lookouts along the route between Queenstown and Kingston. I was looking for some sort of hiking trail or lookout post but it’s really just a roadside layby, the view is no more or less spectacular than any of the others
Written August 2, 2019
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Glen B
Lakeland, FL106 contributions
Nov 2019 • Couples
...For a great view across the lake toward Queenstown. After the sun moves toward the West pictures will not be as succesful.
Written November 4, 2019
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TheHighlander2015
Sydney, Australia238 contributions
Nov 2018 • Solo
The road between Queenstown and Kingston is becoming a bit of a crash trap, two big loss of life accidents recently.
Tourists new to driving on the left, the impatient trying to overtake where there are no lanes to do so and the narrow nature of the road with no median strip all combine to make this road interesting t navigate.
Care by all please.
Tourists new to driving on the left, the impatient trying to overtake where there are no lanes to do so and the narrow nature of the road with no median strip all combine to make this road interesting t navigate.
Care by all please.
Written January 11, 2019
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310murrays
Kingston, New Zealand10 contributions
Aug 2022 • Business
The Devils Staircase lookout is not 2911 Kingston Rd which is a private address. The Devils Staircase is the ridge which extends from the lake north of the Staircase Creek.
Written August 1, 2022
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Do we have to go to the lookout we just wish to go to queenstown
Written September 9, 2018
No you don't however the lookout is on the main road between Kingston and Queenstown. We stopped for 5 minutes to look at the views, well worth it.
Written September 10, 2018
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