Morton Dam

Morton 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 Morton 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 Morton Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.26318, 174.99581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Morton Dam

• Remutaka Range · viewpoint · Lower Hutt City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Te Whiti Riser · trek · Lower Hutt City · ~9 km · Must-see
• Remutaka Forest Park · sanctuary · South Wairarapa · ~9 km · Must-see
• St Alban's Anglican Church - Eastbourne · church · Lower Hutt City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Lower Hutt City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Matthews · viewpoint · South Wairarapa · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hutt Valley · viewpoint · Upper Hutt City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Belmont Regional Park · sanctuary · Lower Hutt City · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wellington Harbour / Port Nicholson · beach · Wellington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Ballance · fort · Wellington City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Kau Point Battery · fort · Wellington City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Massey Memorial · fort · Wellington City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Crawford · viewpoint · Wellington City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Worser Bay · beach · Wellington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shelly Bay · beach · Wellington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Former Site of Fort Kelburne · fort · Wellington City · ~19 km · Must-see
• St John's Anglican Church · church · Upper Hutt City · ~19 km · Must-see
• The Blockhouse · church · Upper Hutt City · ~20 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Morton Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Morton Dam

• Wainuiomata Lower Dam · lake · Lower Hutt City · ~1 km
• Battery Pond · lake · South Wairarapa · ~16 km
• Lake Pounui · lake · South Wairarapa · ~17 km
• Lake Kohangatera · lake · Lower Hutt City · ~20 km
• Lake Kohangatera and Lake Kohangapiripiri Scientific Reserve · lake · Lower Hutt City · ~20 km
• Lake Kohangapiripiri · lake · Lower Hutt City · ~20 km
• Lake Ōnoke · lake · South Wairarapa · ~22 km
• Whairepo Lagoon · lake · Wellington · ~23 km
• Lake Ngānoke · lake · South Wairarapa · ~24 km
• Aotea Lagoon · lake · Porirua City · ~25 km

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