Pātea Dam

Pātea 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 Pātea 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 Pātea Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -39.54600, 174.56861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pātea Dam

• Turuturu Mokai Pā · fort · South Taranaki · ~30 km · Must-see
• Aotea Utanganui / Museum of South Taranaki · museum · South Taranaki · ~31 km · Must-see
• Matemateaonga Range · viewpoint · Whanganui · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bushy Park / Tarapuruhi · sanctuary · South Taranaki · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tīeke · fort · Ruapehu · ~54 km · Must-see
• Whanganui National Park · sanctuary · Ruapehu · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dawson Falls · waterfall · Stratford · ~58 km · Must-see
• Bason Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Whanganui · ~62 km · Must-see
• Taranaki Maunga · viewpoint · Stratford · ~64 km · Must-see
• Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki · sanctuary · New Plymouth · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pouākai Circuit · trek · New Plymouth · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ahukawakawa · sanctuary · New Plymouth · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pouākai Range · viewpoint · New Plymouth · ~73 km · Must-see
• Whanganui Regional Museum · museum · Whanganui · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sarjeant Gallery · museum · Whanganui · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cooks Gardens · park · Whanganui · ~75 km · Must-see
• Moutoa Gardens · park · Whanganui · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Rotorangi · lake · South Taranaki · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pātea Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Pātea Dam

• Lake Rotorangi · lake · South Taranaki · ~1 km
• Lake Rotokare · lake · South Taranaki · ~21 km
• Lake Moumahaki · lake · South Taranaki · ~23 km
• Lake Rotokohu · lake · South Taranaki · ~23 km
• Lake Mangawhio · lake · South Taranaki · ~28 km
• Mangawhio Lake Scenic Reserve · lake · South Taranaki · ~28 km
• Lake Waikare · lake · South Taranaki · ~31 km
• Lake Oturi · lake · South Taranaki · ~33 km
• Lake Herengawe · lake · South Taranaki · ~35 km
• Lake Waiau · lake · South Taranaki · ~37 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Taranaki

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