Local favourite fort · Clutha, Otago
Cornishmans Dam
Cornishmans Dam is a fort in Clutha, Otago.
Cornishmans Dam: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Cornishmans Dam
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Cornishmans Dam — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -45.86974, 169.68357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Cornishmans Dam
- Te Papanui Conservation Park · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~24 km · Must-see
- Lammerlaw Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~24 km · Must-see
- Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains · viewpoint · Clutha · ~29 km · Must-see
- Te Papanui / Lammermoor Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~31 km · Must-see
- Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~41 km · Must-see
- Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~58 km · Must-see
- Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~60 km · Must-see
- Memorial Park · park · Dunedin City · ~64 km · Must-see
- Matamata / Saddle Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~65 km · Must-see
- Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~66 km · Must-see
- Molyneux Bay · beach · Otago · ~70 km · Must-see
- Black Head · beach · Dunedin City · ~73 km · Must-see
- Kaikōrai Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~73 km · Must-see
- Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~74 km · Must-see
- Gabriels Gully Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Clutha · ~1 km
- Jacobs Ladder · viewpoint · Clutha · ~2 km
- Munros Gully · viewpoint · Clutha · ~3 km
- Bluejacket Gully · viewpoint · Clutha · ~3 km
Other forts & heritage near Cornishmans Dam
- Cargill's Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~77 km · Must-see
- Cargill Monument · fort · Dunedin City · ~79 km · Must-see
- Stuart Memorial · fort · Dunedin City · ~79 km · Must-see
- Dunedin Cenotaph · fort · Dunedin City · ~79 km · Must-see
- Nugget Point Lighthouse · fort · Clutha · ~81 km · Must-see
- Larnach Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~91 km · Must-see
- Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~99 km · Must-see
- SS Tararua · fort · Southland · ~136 km · Must-see
- Gabriel Read Monument · fort · Clutha · ~3 km
- Lawrence Presbyterian Church (Former) · fort · Clutha · ~6 km
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Frequently asked
Is Cornishmans Dam open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Cornishmans Dam yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Cornishmans Dam?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Cornishmans Dam?
Nearby: Te Papanui Conservation Park (sanctuary, 24 km), Lammerlaw Range (viewpoint, 24 km), Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains (viewpoint, 29 km), Te Papanui / Lammermoor Range (viewpoint, 31 km), Mauka Atua / Maungatua (viewpoint, 41 km), Landslip Hill (viewpoint, 58 km).