Scott Pond

Scott Pond: 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 Scott Pond

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 Scott Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -44.01494, 170.46488. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scott Pond

• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Central Otago · ~2 km · Must-see
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Mackenzie · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mount John Observatory · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~4 km · Must-see
• Burkes Pass · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~17 km · Must-see
• Te Manahuna · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fox Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Blackburn · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount William Grant · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~45 km · Must-see
• Glentanner Peak · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mauka Atua · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Cran · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Edgar Thomson · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Timaru · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Sealy · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ruataniwha Conservation Park · sanctuary · Mackenzie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Wakefield · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hooker Valley Waterfall · waterfall · Mackenzie · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Ollivier · viewpoint · Mackenzie · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scott Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Scott Pond

• Lake George Scott · lake · Central Otago · ~0 km
• Lake Tekapo Scientific Reserve · lake · Mackenzie · ~3 km
• Patersons Ponds · lake · Mackenzie · ~7 km
• Trig 'N' Tarn · lake · Mackenzie · ~8 km
• Roys Lagoon · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~9 km
• Roys Lagoon · lake · Mackenzie · ~9 km
• Lake Alexandrina · lake · Mackenzie · ~11 km
• Lake McGregor · lake · Mackenzie · ~11 km
• Forks Lagoon · lake · Mackenzie · ~13 km
• Boundary Tarns · lake · Mackenzie · ~15 km

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