Mani Dam

Mani 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 Mani 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 Mani Dam — distance from nearby cities

• From Udupi (KA): about 62 km by road (50 km straight line) · directions · more places near Udupi
• From Shivamogga (KA): about 79 km by road (63 km straight line) · directions · more places near Shivamogga
• From Mangaluru (KA): about 109 km by road (87 km straight line) · directions · more places near Mangaluru
• From Chikkamagaluru (KA): about 110 km by road (88 km straight line) · directions · more places near Chikkamagaluru
• From Gokarna (KA): about 156 km by road (125 km straight line) · directions · more places near Gokarna

Coordinates: 13.67623, 75.04708. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mani Dam

• Kavaledurga Fort · fort · Shivamogga · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Brahmi Durgaparameshwari Temple (Kamalashile) · temple · Udupi · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kundadri Hill · viewpoint · Shivamogga · ~24 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Agumbe Sunset Viewpoint · viewpoint · Shivamogga · ~25 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Keshavanatheshwara Temple · temple · Udupi · ~27 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Agumbe Reserve Forest · sanctuary · Shivamogga · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary (Kodachadri) · sanctuary · Udupi · ~30 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Pancha Jain Basadi · Jain temple · Shivamogga · ~33 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Sri Padmavati Devi Digambara Basadi · Jain temple · Shivamogga · ~34 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kodachadri · attraction · Shivamogga · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kodachadri Hill · viewpoint · Udupi · ~35 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kuvempu Kavi Mane · attraction · Shivamogga · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Koodlutheertha Falls · waterfall · Udupi · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kavi Shaila · park · Shivamogga · ~38 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Varanga Lake Jain Temple · Jain temple · Udupi · ~39 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Adi Shankaracharya Sharada Lakshminarasimha Peta (Shri Matha Hariharapura) · temple · Chikkamagaluru · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kollur Sri Mookambika Devi Temple · temple · Udupi · ~41 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Sirimane Falls · waterfall · Chikkamagaluru · ~44 km · Highly rated · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mani Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mani Dam

• Bhadra Dam · lake · Chikkamagaluru · ~80 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Netravathi River Dam, Dharmasthala · lake · Dakshina Kannada · ~108 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ayyana Kere Viewpoint · lake · Chikkamagaluru · ~118 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Yagachi Dam Belur · lake · Hassan · ~131 km · Must-see
• Savehaklu Reservoir · lake · Shivamogga · ~14 km · Highly rated
• Savehaklu Dam · lake · Shivamogga · ~18 km · Highly rated
• Chakra Reservoir · lake · Shivamogga · ~24 km · Well liked
• Agumbe Park With Lake · lake · Shivamogga · ~25 km · Well liked
• Varanga Lake · lake · Udupi · ~39 km
• Baje Dam Viewing Point · lake · Udupi · ~50 km

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