Graves Dam

Graves 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 Graves 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 Graves Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.24585, 170.76910. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Graves Dam

• Moeraki Boulders / Kaihinaki · attraction · Waitaki · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kākaunui · fort · Waitaki · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trotters Gorge Scenic Reserve · sanctuary · Waitaki · ~22 km · Must-see
• Makotukutuku / Cape Wanbrow · beach · Waitaki · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick's Basilica · church · Waitaki · ~29 km · Must-see
• Puketapu · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kakanui Mountains · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount MacKenzie · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Watkin · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~48 km · Must-see
• Elephant Rocks · attraction · Waitaki · ~50 km · Must-see
• Karitāne · fort · Dunedin City · ~56 km · Must-see
• Danseys Pass Recreation Reserve · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~60 km · Must-see
• St Barnabas Church · church · Dunedin City · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kilmog Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~67 km · Must-see
• Blueskin Bay · beach · Dunedin City · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pātearoa / Rock And Pillar Range · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~71 km · Must-see
• Whareakeake · beach · Otago · ~72 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Graves Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Graves Dam

• Hawksbury Lagoon · lake · Dunedin City · ~51 km
• Taieri Lake Recreation Reserve · lake · Central Otago · ~60 km
• Hoffmans Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~70 km
• Coalpit Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~71 km
• West Eweburn Dam · lake · Central Otago · ~76 km
• Sutton Salt Lake Scenic Reserve · lake · Dunedin City · ~80 km
• Salt Lake · lake · Dunedin City · ~81 km
• Sullivans Dam · lake · Dunedin City · ~82 km
• Paerau Weir · lake · Central Otago · ~83 km
• Wainono Lagoon · lake · Waimate · ~84 km

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