yes there is plenty of parking space, that goes for practically all sights in New Zealand

Yes the Togariro National Park will have snow on the top of the mountains, but you should be able drive around on the the National Highway. There are some smaller walks in the park that will not be covered in Snow. Snow is normally on the top of Tongariro Alpine Crossing at this time of year.

The Taranaki Falls walk is a really nice half day or so walk that we never tire of We also like the loop from the visitors centre to the Whakapapaiti Hut it can be done i a day or as an overnight - ideally get a lift up the mountain to the start of the track as the Walk along the road is not very exciting A great three or four day walk would be the southern circuit - check the website to find out how much time they recommend The southern end of the mountain gets less traffic and is still very pretty- more trees and less exposed "moon" landscape than the northern circuit The details of all the walks in the park can be found at the website Do be careful with the weather was we have had snow on the Tongariro Crossing at Christmas and the southern end of the mountain can get some very cold weather and strong winds

Driving conditions in July are excellent . Consider an average speed of 80km/h for your time schedule . Have a nice one

The sightseeing chairlift on Mount Ruapehu runs from the top of the Bruce Road on Whakapapa ski field (6km up the road from the Visitor Centre in Whakapapa Village) at 1100m to Knoll Ridge Café at 2000m. From the Café you can walk higher to 2300m on the Skyline trail and/or walk back down to the car park on the Waterfall trail. Each of these walks is about 90 minutes. The sightseeing chairlift will run until mid-April: it runs each day until then so long as the weather is OK. Both the Skyline and Waterfall walks marked by 2m marker poles and are NOT performed paths like the ones in Whakapapa Village: boots would be the preferred footwear. From the Knoll Ridge Café you can also walk to the Crater Rim however this is not a marked trail i.e. walkers need to be able to pick their own routes and, at the time of writing, conditions at the Rim are still quite wintery with snow and ice so walkers would need some experience in and equipment for these conditions. For the less experienced there are guided tours that depart daily when the conditions are suitable.

If you travel from Taupo, visit the Taupo visitor centre and they will tell you where to get the shuttle service going to Whakapapa Village aside from the Naked bus transport. The shuttle service will go to Whakapapa Village from 8am or 9am to 4pm. And check the Naked bus transport on what time they will passed the Taupo visitor centre going to Whakapapa Village. Hope I were able to help. Cheers..

There are buses that run daily (so long as the weather and ground conditions are OK) from Taupo to and from the Crossing. The Taupo I-Site would be able to provide information on these. In summer when the days are long it is quite feasible to drive from Taupo, do the Crossing, and drive back to Taupo but you would need to arrange shuttles from the start or finish point back to your vehicle. You would also need to be sure that you wouldn't be too tired from the walk to drive safely back to Taupo. The Visitor Centre in Whakapapa Village, any of the local I-Sites and many of the accommodation places around the Central Plateau can provide details on the summer shuttle services.