Sang Dam

Sang 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 Sang 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 Sang Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.86001, 177.78538. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sang Dam

• Young Nick's Head · fort · Gisborne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Young Nicks Head / Te Kurī · beach · Gisborne · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hackfalls Arboretum · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~29 km · Must-see
• SS Talune · fort · Hawke's Bay · ~30 km · Must-see
• Poverty Bay · beach · Gisborne · ~31 km · Must-see
• Puhi Kai Iti / Cook Landing National Historic Reserve · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Titirangi · viewpoint · Gisborne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Harry Barker Reserve · park · Gisborne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Childers Road Reserve · park · Gisborne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tuaheni Point · beach · Gisborne · ~37 km · Must-see
• Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Gisborne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Eastwoodhill Arboretum · attraction · Gisborne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rhythm and Vines Music Festival · park · Gisborne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ahuriri Point · beach · Hawke's Bay · ~57 km · Must-see
• Waikawa / Portland Island · river spot · Hawke's Bay · ~61 km · Must-see
• Parinuiterā / Gable End Foreland · beach · Gisborne · ~72 km · Must-see
• Clapcott Dam · lake · Gisborne · ~1 km
• Williams Dam · lake · Gisborne · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sang Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sang Dam

• Clapcott Dam · lake · Gisborne · ~1 km
• Williams Dam · lake · Gisborne · ~2 km
• Lake Te Horonui · lake · Gisborne · ~13 km
• Wherowhero Lagoon · lake · Gisborne · ~23 km
• Lake Rotopounamu · lake · Wairoa · ~23 km
• Lake Rotokaha · lake · Gisborne · ~27 km
• Tiniroto Lakes · lake · Gisborne · ~29 km
• Lake Karangatā · lake · Gisborne · ~29 km
• Lake Waihau · lake · Gisborne · ~29 km
• Lake Kaikiore · lake · Gisborne · ~29 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Gisborne

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