Bywater Pool

Bywater Pool: 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 Bywater Pool

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 Bywater Pool — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -37.85919, 175.68063. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bywater Pool

• Hobbiton Movie Set · park · Matamata Piako · ~0 km · Must-see
• Hobbiton Movie Set and Farm Tours · fort · Matamata Piako · ~2 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Matamata Piako · ~25 km · Must-see
• Maungatautari · viewpoint · Waipā · ~25 km · Must-see
• Waitakaruru Arboretum · park · Waikato · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sanctuary Mountain · sanctuary · Waipā · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Air Crash Memorial · fort · Matamata Piako · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Mamaku Conservation Park · sanctuary · Matamata Piako · ~29 km · Must-see
• Morrinsville Recreation Reserve · park · Matamata Piako · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kaimai Range · viewpoint · Western Bay of Plenty · ~32 km · Must-see
• New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 · fort · Western Bay of Plenty · ~33 km · Must-see
• Moanatuatua Peat Scientific Reserve · sanctuary · Waipā · ~35 km · Must-see
• St Paul's Church · church · Waipā · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Gardens Waterfall · waterfall · Hamilton City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Resthills Park · park · Hamilton City · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Anglican Church · church · Waipā · ~44 km · Must-see
• Waikato Museum · museum · Hamilton City · ~44 km · Must-see
• Te Awamutu Methodist Church · church · Waipā · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bywater Pool

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bywater Pool

• Tamehanas Dam · lake · Waipā · ~13 km
• Lake Ōkoroire · lake · South Waikato · ~15 km
• Karāpiro Dam · lake · Waipā · ~18 km
• Lake Karāpiro · lake · Waipā · ~20 km
• Lake Te Koutu Domain · lake · Waipā · ~23 km
• Lake Te Koo Utu · lake · Waipā · ~23 km
• Arapuni Dam · lake · South Waikato · ~31 km
• Hamareha Lakes · lake · South Waikato · ~32 km
• Lake Arapuni · lake · South Waikato · ~34 km
• Leesons Pond · lake · Matamata Piako · ~39 km

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