Marslin Dam

Marslin Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Marslin Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Marslin Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.53407, 169.37537. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Marslin Dam

• Old Man Range / Kopuwai · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lammerlaw Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~37 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui / Lammermoor Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~43 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui Conservation Park · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains · viewpoint · Clutha · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cromwell Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ida Valley · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~71 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rocky Hill · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~4 km
• Teviot Island · river spot · Central Otago · ~6 km
• Tweed Street Recreation Reserve · sanctuary · Central Otago · ~7 km
• Island Hill · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~7 km
• Dumbarton Rock · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~9 km
• Freds Hill · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~10 km
• Halfway Rock · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~14 km
• Mount Benger · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Marslin Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Marslin Dam

• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lake Roxburgh · lake · Central Otago · ~18 km
• Lake Onslow · lake · Central Otago · ~25 km
• Gem Lake · lake · Clutha · ~27 km
• Greenland Reservoir · lake · Central Otago · ~29 km
• Manorburn Reservoir · lake · Central Otago · ~32 km
• Butchers Dam Recreation Reserve · lake · Central Otago · ~33 km
• Butchers Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~33 km
• Conroys Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~36 km
• Lower Manorburn Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~42 km

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