Lake Kara

Lake Kara: 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 Lake Kara

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 Lake Kara — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.26702, 145.84761. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Kara

• Guide Falls · waterfall · City of Burnie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Tor · viewpoint · Central Coast · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ferndene State Reserve · sanctuary · Central Coast · ~26 km · Must-see
• South Burnie Beach · beach · City of Burnie · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Bischoff · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Barrington · lake · Kentish · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Cripps · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~44 km · Must-see
• Savage River National Park · sanctuary · Waratah-Wynyard · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Roland Conservation Area · sanctuary · Kentish · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Charter · viewpoint · Waratah-Wynyard · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Kentish · ~56 km · Must-see
• East Devonport Beach · beach · City of Devonport · ~56 km · Must-see
• King Solomons Cave · cave · Meander Valley · ~58 km · Must-see
• Artillery Knob · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~58 km · Must-see
• Overland Track section 1 · trek · Kentish · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smithies Peak · viewpoint · Kentish · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rocky Cape National Park · sanctuary · Circular Head · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackintosh · lake · West Coast · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Kara

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Kara

• Lake Barrington · lake · Kentish · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Kentish · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackintosh · lake · West Coast · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Rosebery · lake · West Coast · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackenzie · lake · Meander Valley · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Murchison · lake · West Coast · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Selina · lake · West Coast · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Westwood · lake · West Coast · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Pieman · lake · West Coast · ~91 km · Must-see
• Forty Lake Peak · lake · Central Highlands · ~91 km · Must-see

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