Knights Point Lookout

Theobelisk monument at Knights Point was set up to celebrate the completion of the highway connecting Westland with Otago.What is interesting is the name. Usually Prime Minister's / politicians try to name things after themselves / monuments, buildings, roads etc. Usually it is called empire building.If you don’t tell people about your success, then they probably won’t know about it. Wellington City is the capital where the politicians call the shots. Politicians are renowned for promoting themselves and naming stuff for posterity.However, the construction crew outsmarted the delegation from Wellington and informed them that the area had already been named" Knights Point. The officials inquired who "Knight" was and were informed that he was the surveyor's dog. Knights Point was named after Norman McGeorge's dog Knight.The tail wags the dog! An expressionused to describe a situation in which an important or powerful person

Beautiful spot but hard to get a good view from the platform and was very busy. Hopefully in the future they can build the platform a bit further out over the cliff to get a better view and accommodate more people. Still worth stopping at to take in the view.

Lovely spot for a break. Beautiful scenery

Good view point to Tasman sea and has toilet for a break. No Drone!

Made a quickstop here for photos and break. No walk here.View is slightly underwhelming in my opinion.The place has a monument to commerate the connection of highway between westland and otaga, take a minute to think about the effort and foresights the previous governments had to connect people...

One of the many viewpoints on West coast. Nothing special about the place. Got a parking area and rest rooms. Beware of sandflies.

First and foremost: come prepared with bug repellant! Tons of sandflies here and they’ll happily chomp on any exposed part of you otherwise.Overall a pretty viewpoint, but not super remarkable. The whole region is so gorgeous that I didn’t find this specific spot to hugely stand out, if that makes any sense. Still a good place to stop and stretch your legs, and use clean bathrooms if you need them.

Not much to see on a rainy day. Could hardly see the water. I imagine the view would be ok on a sunny day, but as others have commented it’s pretty overgrown. Sand flies were out, so dress accordingly. There are loo/bathroom facilities though

Not the best view of the Tasman sea... As it's quit over grown... But nice monument here to avoid the history of the Haast pass. Clean toilets although it's just a long drop. Plenty of safe parking available.

It is an excellent place to stop if you are driving by to see the views and stretch your legs. The rocks in the water and the Tasman Sea are good to see. There is a toilet there and picnic tables. There is also a monument commemorating the construction of the road.