Fraser Dam

Fraser Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Fraser Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Fraser Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.21256, 169.21286. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fraser Dam

• Cromwell Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~16 km · Must-see
• Old Man Range / Kopuwai · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kawarau Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dunstan Mountains · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~43 km · Must-see
• The Remarkables · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Crown Range · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pisa Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cardrona Bra Fence · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~52 km · Must-see
• St John's Presbyterian Church · church · Queenstown-Lakes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Arrowtown Chinese Settlement Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~55 km · Must-see
• Poolburn Gorge workers' camp · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Cardrona · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cecil Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~58 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Hill · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~58 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~59 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Police Station · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fraser Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fraser Dam

• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sheehey Lake · lake · Central Otago · ~10 km
• Clyde Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~10 km
• Conroys Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~14 km
• Butchers Dam Recreation Reserve · lake · Central Otago · ~17 km
• Butchers Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~17 km
• Lake Dunstan · lake · Central Otago · ~22 km
• Lower Manorburn Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~24 km
• Manorburn Dam Recreation Reserve · lake · Central Otago · ~24 km
• Lake Roxburgh · lake · Central Otago · ~29 km

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