Malones Dam

Malones 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 Malones 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 Malones Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.89278, 169.72264. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Malones Dam

• Te Papanui Conservation Park · sanctuary · Dunedin City · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lammerlaw Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tapuaenuku / Blue Mountains · viewpoint · Clutha · ~33 km · Must-see
• Te Papanui / Lammermoor Range · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua / Maungatua · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~38 km · Must-see
• Aonui / Cooks Head / Cooks Head Rock · viewpoint · Clutha · ~55 km · Must-see
• Landslip Hill · viewpoint · Clutha · ~60 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Dunedin City · ~61 km · Must-see
• Matamata / Saddle Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~61 km · Must-see
• Platypus (submarine) · attraction · Dunedin City · ~66 km · Must-see
• Molyneux Bay · beach · Otago · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Head · beach · Dunedin City · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kaikōrai Hill · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tunnel Beach · beach · Dunedin City · ~71 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cargill's Castle · fort · Dunedin City · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kaikorai Presbyterian Church · church · Dunedin City · ~74 km · Must-see
• Swampy Summit · viewpoint · Dunedin City · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Malones Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Malones Dam

• Phoenix Dam · lake · Clutha · ~2 km
• Hawkers Dam · lake · Clutha · ~8 km
• Lake Mahinerangi · lake · Clutha · ~20 km
• Knights Dam · lake · Clutha · ~21 km
• Loch Luella · lake · Clutha · ~22 km
• Loch Loudon · lake · Clutha · ~24 km
• Lake Waihola-Gillanders Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Clutha · ~36 km
• Lake Waihola Wildlife Management Reserve · lake · Clutha · ~37 km
• Lake Waihola · lake · Clutha · ~38 km
• Lake Waipori / Waipōuri · lake · Clutha · ~39 km

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