Swan Lagoon

Swan 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 Swan 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 Swan Lagoon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -43.97390, 170.30213. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swan Lagoon

• Mount John Observatory · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Central Otago · ~18 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Mackenzie · ~18 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~24 km · Must-see
• Glentanner Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackburn · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~32 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Cran · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgar Thomson · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount William Grant · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Sealy · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ruataniwha Conservation Park · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Ollivier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Westland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Hopkins · viewpoint · Waitaki · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hooker Valley Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mount Wakefield · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Swan Lagoon

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Swan Lagoon

• The Black Hole · lake · Mackenzie · ~6 km
• Braemar Kettleholes · lake · Mackenzie · ~9 km
• Forks Lagoon · lake · Mackenzie · ~9 km
• Freds Tarn · lake · Mackenzie · ~10 km
• Boundary Tarns · lake · Mackenzie · ~14 km
• Sunday Tarn · lake · Mackenzie · ~15 km
• Lake Alexandrina · lake · Mackenzie · ~16 km
• Glenmore Tarns · lake · Mackenzie · ~17 km
• Lake Pūkaki · lake · Mackenzie · ~17 km
• Lake George Scott · lake · Central Otago · ~17 km

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