Coalpit Dam

Coalpit Dam: 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 Coalpit Dam

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 Coalpit Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.02077, 170.11839. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Coalpit Dam

• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~17 km · Must-see
• Oteake Conservation Park · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~37 km · Must-see
• Poolburn Gorge workers' camp · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~55 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dunstan Mountains · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~63 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hoffmans Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~1 km
• Larch View Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Central Otago · ~2 km
• Quartz Reef Hill · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~2 km
• St George's Anglican Church - Naseby · church · Central Otago · ~3 km
• Naseby Golf Course Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Central Otago · ~3 km
• Coal Pit Gully · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~4 km
• West Eweburn Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~5 km
• Enterprise Gully · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~5 km
• Home Gully · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Coalpit Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Coalpit Dam

• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~143 km · Must-see
• Hoffmans Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~1 km
• West Eweburn Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~5 km
• Taieri Lake Recreation Reserve · lake · Central Otago · ~22 km
• Blue Lake · lake · Central Otago · ~37 km
• Blue Lake Recreation Reserve · lake · Central Otago · ~37 km
• Poolburn Reservoir · lake · Central Otago · ~54 km
• Waitaki Dam · lake · Waitaki · ~55 km
• Lake Waitaki · lake · Waitaki · ~55 km
• Lake Waitaki · lake · Central Otago · ~55 km

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