Arethusa Pool

Arethusa Pool: 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 Arethusa Pool

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 Arethusa Pool — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.55370, 169.08413. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arethusa Pool

• Roys Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~20 km · Must-see
• That Wānaka Tree · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~20 km · Must-see
• Treble Cone · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Sentinel Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Aspiring National Park · sanctuary · Queenstown-Lakes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rob Roy Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Avalanche · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Westland · ~41 km · Must-see
• Volta Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Aspiring · viewpoint · Westland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cardrona Bra Fence · attraction · Queenstown-Lakes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Cardrona · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Pisa Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Turner · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dart Glacier · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Pollux · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hinemakawe / Mount Castor · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Arethusa Pool

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Arethusa Pool

• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lake Wānaka · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~7 km
• Lake Hāwea · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~29 km
• Lake Hāwea–Western Shore Recreation Reserve · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~32 km
• Lindsays Tarn · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~41 km
• Lake McKay · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~43 km
• Lake Diana · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~46 km
• Lucidus Lake · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~47 km
• Lochnagar · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~48 km
• Lake Castalia · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~49 km

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