Must-see lake · Gladstone Regional, Queensland
Lake Awoonga
Lake Awoonga is a lake in Gladstone Regional, Queensland.
Lake Awoonga: 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 Awoonga
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 Awoonga — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -24.14380, 151.28439. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lake Awoonga
- Castle Tower National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~11 km · Must-see
- Wild Cattle Island National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
- Saint Luke's Anglican Church · church · Gladstone Regional · ~27 km · Must-see
- Tondoon Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~34 km · Must-see
- Barney Point Esplanade · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~41 km · Must-see
- Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum · museum · Gladstone Regional · ~42 km · Must-see
- Mount Colosseum National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~54 km · Must-see
- Bulburin National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~62 km · Must-see
- Bustard Head Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~63 km · Must-see
- Beautiful Betsy · sanctuary · Banana Shire · ~65 km · Must-see
- Eurimbula Fish Habitat Area · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~67 km · Must-see
- Curtis Island Conservation Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~74 km · Must-see
- Boyne Valley · viewpoint · Gladstone Regional · ~10 km
- Castle Tower Lookout · viewpoint · Gladstone Regional · ~10 km
- Awoonga Dam Lookout #2 · lake · Gladstone Regional · ~11 km
- Awoonga Dam Lookout #1 · lake · Gladstone Regional · ~11 km
- Woodside Nature Refuge · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~21 km
- Wietalaba National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~25 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Awoonga
- Fitzroy River Barrage · lake · Rockhampton Regional · ~148 km · Must-see
- Awoonga Dam Lookout #2 · lake · Gladstone Regional · ~11 km
- Awoonga Dam Lookout #1 · lake · Gladstone Regional · ~11 km
- Lake Cania · lake · North Burnett Regional · ~79 km
- Cania Dam · lake · North Burnett Regional · ~80 km
- Cania Dam Wall lookout · lake · North Burnett Regional · ~80 km
- Callide Dam · lake · Banana Shire · ~90 km
- Lake Monduran · lake · Bundaberg Region · ~115 km
- Balnagowan Dam · lake · Livingstone Shire · ~117 km
- Lake Victoria · lake · Banana Shire · ~128 km
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Frequently asked
Is Lake Awoonga full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Lake Awoonga 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 Awoonga?
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 Awoonga?
Nearby: Castle Tower National Park (sanctuary, 11 km), Wild Cattle Island National Park (sanctuary, 27 km), Saint Luke's Anglican Church (church, 27 km), Tondoon Botanic Gardens (sanctuary, 34 km), Barney Point Esplanade (sanctuary, 41 km), Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum (museum, 42 km).
Is Lake Awoonga worth visiting?
Lake Awoonga is listed as a must-see lake in Queensland on Spotwander.