Tomahawk Lagoon

Tomahawk Lagoon: 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 Tomahawk Lagoon

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 Tomahawk Lagoon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.90035, 170.54728. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tomahawk Lagoon

• Tomahawk Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~1 km · Must-see
• Smaills Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lawyers Head · beach · Dunedin City · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ocean Beach Domain · beach · Dunedin City · ~4 km · Must-see
• St Patrick's Basilica · church · Dunedin City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Dunedin Gasworks Museum · museum · Dunedin City · ~4 km · Must-see
• Toroa 1989 · attraction · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Oval · park · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Toitū Otago Settlers Museum · museum · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Dunedin Cenotaph · fort · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Glenfalloch Gardens · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Queens Gardens · park · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Stuart Memorial · fort · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Church of Otago · church · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Logan Park · park · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Masjid Al Huda · dargah · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cargill Monument · fort · Dunedin City · ~5 km · Must-see
• St Matthew's, Dunedin · church · Dunedin City · ~6 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tomahawk Lagoon

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tomahawk Lagoon

• Southern Reservoir · lake · Dunedin City · ~10 km
• Sullivans Dam · lake · Dunedin City · ~13 km
• Kaikorai Lagoon · lake · Dunedin City · ~15 km
• Lake Waipori Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Dunedin City · ~43 km
• Hawksbury Lagoon · lake · Dunedin City · ~43 km
• Lake Waipori / Waipōuri · lake · Clutha · ~43 km
• Lake Waihola · lake · Clutha · ~48 km
• Lake Waihola-Gillanders Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Clutha · ~50 km
• Lake Waihola Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Clutha · ~50 km
• Loch Loudon · lake · Clutha · ~56 km

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