Roys Lagoon

Roys Lagoon: 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 Roys Lagoon

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 Roys Lagoon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.98194, 170.54575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roys Lagoon

• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Mackenzie · ~7 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Central Otago · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount John Observatory · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~8 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~16 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fox Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Timaru · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount William Grant · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackburn · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~47 km · Must-see
• Glentanner Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Ross · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Hutton · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Cran · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgar Thomson · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~56 km · Must-see
• The Thumbs · viewpoint · Timaru · ~57 km · Must-see
• Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Wakefield · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Roys Lagoon

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Roys Lagoon

• Roys Lagoon · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~0 km
• Phantom Lagoon · lake · Mackenzie · ~8 km
• Trig 'N' Tarn · lake · Mackenzie · ~8 km
• Scott Pond · lake · Mackenzie · ~9 km
• Lake George Scott · lake · Central Otago · ~9 km
• Lake McGregor · lake · Mackenzie · ~10 km
• Lake Tekapo Scientific Reserve · lake · Mackenzie · ~10 km
• Lake Alexandrina · lake · Mackenzie · ~11 km
• Pierce Pond · lake · Mackenzie · ~12 km
• Lake Tekapo / Takapō · lake · Mackenzie · ~13 km

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