Must-see lake · Charters Towers Regional, Queensland
Lake Dalrymple
Lake Dalrymple is a lake in Charters Towers Regional, Queensland.
Lake Dalrymple: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Lake Dalrymple
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Lake Dalrymple — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -20.67303, 146.95960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lake Dalrymple
- Burdekin Falls Dam · waterfall · Charters Towers Regional · ~24 km · Must-see
- Leichhardt Range · viewpoint · Burdekin Shire · ~61 km · Must-see
- Fairview Hill · viewpoint · Whitsunday Regional · ~39 km
- Cramoisie Cliff · viewpoint · Whitsunday Regional · ~41 km
- Blackfellow Mountain · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~44 km
- Carey Guille · viewpoint · Whitsunday Regional · ~45 km
- Camp Oven Mountain · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~46 km
- Earlscliffe · viewpoint · Whitsunday Regional · ~53 km
- Beaucazon Peak · viewpoint · Whitsunday Regional · ~57 km
- Black Pinnacle · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~66 km
- The Scrag · viewpoint · Whitsunday Regional · ~6 km
- Mount McConnel · viewpoint · Whitsunday Regional · ~6 km
- Mount Graham · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~16 km
- White Gum Swamp · sanctuary · Charters Towers Regional · ~19 km
- Mount Graham South Saddle Dam · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~20 km
- Mount Graham North Saddle Dam · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~20 km
- The Twins · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~20 km
- Northern Abutment Saddle Dam · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~24 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Dalrymple
- Gattonvale Offstream Storage · lake · Whitsunday Regional · ~128 km · Must-see
- Bundoba Lagoon · lake · Whitsunday Regional · ~103 km
- Lake Cecilia · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~111 km
- Lake Suttor · lake · Whitsunday Regional · ~137 km
- Tomato Dam · lake · Townsville City · ~137 km
- Ten Mile Lagoon · lake · Isaac Regional · ~139 km
- Beehive Dam · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~141 km
- Lake Powlathanga · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~143 km
- Horse Lagoon · lake · Whitsunday Regional · ~150 km
- Mount Graham South Saddle Dam · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~20 km
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Frequently asked
Is Lake Dalrymple full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Lake Dalrymple yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Lake Dalrymple?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Lake Dalrymple?
Nearby: Burdekin Falls Dam (waterfall, 24 km), Leichhardt Range (viewpoint, 61 km), Fairview Hill (viewpoint, 39 km), Cramoisie Cliff (viewpoint, 41 km), Blackfellow Mountain (viewpoint, 44 km), Carey Guille (viewpoint, 45 km).
Is Lake Dalrymple worth visiting?
Lake Dalrymple is listed as a must-see lake in Queensland on Spotwander.