Macaskill Lakes

Macaskill Lakes: 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 Macaskill Lakes

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 Macaskill Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.08458, 175.14763. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Macaskill Lakes

• Mangaroa · fort · Upper Hutt City · ~6 km · Must-see
• Totara Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~7 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Rail Trail · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Akatarawa Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~11 km · Must-see
• The Blockhouse · church · Upper Hutt City · ~12 km · Must-see
• St John's Anglican Church · church · Upper Hutt City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Moonshine Park · park · Upper Hutt City · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Longwood House · fort · South Wairarapa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Featherston prisoner of war camp · fort · South Wairarapa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fernside Homestead · fort · South Wairarapa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Hector · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wairarapa Moana Wetland · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Lower Hutt City · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Alban's Anglican Church - Pauatahanui · church · Porirua City · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve · sanctuary · Porirua City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Forest Park · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~25 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Range · viewpoint · Lower Hutt City · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Macaskill Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Macaskill Lakes

• Pākuratahi River · lake · Upper Hutt City · ~6 km
• Bartons Lagoon · lake · South Wairarapa · ~21 km
• Turners Lagoon · lake · South Wairarapa · ~22 km
• Lake Wairarapa · lake · South Wairarapa · ~23 km
• Boggy Pond Lagoon · lake · South Wairarapa · ~26 km
• Matthews Lagoon · lake · South Wairarapa · ~27 km
• Morton Dam · lake · Lower Hutt City · ~29 km
• Wainuiomata Lower Dam · lake · Lower Hutt City · ~30 km
• Aotea Lagoon · lake · Porirua City · ~31 km
• Waimanu Lagoon · lake · Kāpiti Coast · ~33 km

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