Old Dam

Old 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 Old 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 Old Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.05327, 175.58521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Dam

• Coromandel Range · viewpoint · Thames-Coromandel · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kauaeranga Valley · viewpoint · Auckland · ~11 km · Must-see
• Maumaupaki / Camels Back / Te Maungamaupaki · viewpoint · Thames-Coromandel · ~12 km · Must-see
• Coromandel Forest Park · sanctuary · Thames-Coromandel · ~13 km · Must-see
• Firth of Thames · beach · Waikato · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kerepēhi · fort · Hauraki · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cooks Beach · beach · Thames-Coromandel · ~35 km · Must-see
• Te Puia / Hot Water Beach · beach · Waikato · ~35 km · Must-see
• Te Whanganui-a-Hei / Mercury Bay · beach · Waikato · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Cove · church · Thames-Coromandel · ~39 km · Must-see
• Te Whanganui-o-Hei / Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve · church · Waikato · ~40 km · Must-see
• Whangapoua Harbour · beach · Thames-Coromandel · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hūnua Ranges Regional Park · sanctuary · Waikato · ~46 km · Must-see
• Waiari / Rings Beach · beach · Waikato · ~47 km · Must-see
• Big Lemon & Paeroa Bottle · attraction · Hauraki · ~47 km · Must-see
• New Chums Beach · beach · Auckland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kopuatai Peat Dome · sanctuary · Hauraki · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ōtama Beach · beach · Waikato · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Old Dam

• Mangatangi Reservoir · lake · Auckland · ~42 km
• Mangatangi Reservoir · lake · Waikato · ~42 km
• Mangatangi Dam · lake · Waikato · ~42 km
• Patetonga Lake Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Hauraki · ~45 km
• Upper Mangatāwhiri Reservoir · lake · Waikato · ~47 km
• Upper Mangatāwhiri Reservoir · lake · Auckland · ~48 km
• Upper Mangatāwhiri Dam · lake · Waikato · ~48 km
• Whiritoa Lagoon · lake · Hauraki · ~49 km
• Wairoa Reservoir · lake · Auckland · ~51 km
• Cosseys Reservoir · lake · Auckland · ~53 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Waikato

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