Cobb Dam

Cobb 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 Cobb 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 Cobb Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.10351, 172.68794. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cobb Dam

• Kahurangi National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~9 km · Must-see
• Wharepapa / Arthur Range · viewpoint · Tasman · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Arthur · viewpoint · Tasman · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tākaka Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi National Park · sanctuary · Buller · ~25 km · Must-see
• Memorial Park · park · Tasman · ~34 km · Must-see
• Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave · cave · Tasman · ~36 km · Must-see
• Split Apple Rock · beach · Tasman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tinline Bay · beach · Tasman · ~39 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~41 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Inland Track · trek · Tasman · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• Torrent Bay · beach · Tasman · ~44 km · Must-see
• GW - 04 Abel Tasman Coast Track · trek · Tasman · ~45 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~45 km · Must-see
• GW - 05 Heaphy Track · trek · Buller · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lightband Gully · viewpoint · Tasman · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cobb Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cobb Dam

• Cobb Reservoir · lake · Tasman · ~4 km
• Lake Sylvester · lake · Tasman · ~6 km
• Little Sylvester Lake · lake · Tasman · ~7 km
• Lake Lockett · lake · Tasman · ~7 km
• Iron Lake · lake · Tasman · ~8 km
• Lake Lillie · lake · Tasman · ~8 km
• Diamond Lake · lake · Tasman · ~8 km
• Lake Peel · lake · Tasman · ~11 km
• Ruby Lake · lake · Tasman · ~11 km
• Lake Stanley · lake · Tasman · ~16 km

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