Onekakā Dam

Onekakā 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 Onekakā 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 Onekakā Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.78232, 172.68758. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Onekakā Dam

• Lightband Gully · viewpoint · Tasman · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Cuthbert's Church · church · Tasman · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Burnett · viewpoint · Tasman · ~21 km · Must-see
• Golden Bay · beach · Tasman · ~22 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~23 km · Must-see
• Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave · cave · Tasman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wainui Bay · beach · Tasman · ~26 km · Must-see
• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~27 km · Must-see
• Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tasman · ~28 km · Must-see
• Whanganui Inlet · beach · Tasman · ~29 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tōtaranui Beach · beach · Tasman · ~34 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Inland Track · trek · Tasman · ~34 km · Must-see
• GW - 04 Abel Tasman Coast Track · trek · Tasman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wharariki Beach · beach · Tasman · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wharariki Ecosanctuary · sanctuary · Tasman · ~39 km · Must-see
• Matau / Cape Farewell · beach · Tasman · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Onekakā Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Onekakā Dam

• Druggans Dam · lake · Tasman · ~6 km
• Te Waikoropupū Springs · lake · Tasman · ~12 km
• Lake Killarney · lake · Tasman · ~16 km
• Darby Pond · lake · Tasman · ~21 km
• Lake Clara · lake · Tasman · ~21 km
• Adelaide Tarn · lake · Tasman · ~27 km
• Lake Sparrow · lake · Tasman · ~28 km
• Lake Lindsay · lake · Tasman · ~29 km
• Lake Otuhie · lake · Tasman · ~32 km
• Lake Stanley · lake · Tasman · ~32 km

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