Skeleton Lakes

Skeleton Lakes: 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 Skeleton Lakes

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 Skeleton Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.45123, 168.92563. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Skeleton Lakes

• Tapuae-o-Uenuku / Hector Mountains · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Old Man Range / Kopuwai · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tara-māhitihiti / Mid Dome · viewpoint · Southland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mid Dome · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eyre Mountains / Taka Ra Haka Conservation Park · sanctuary · Southland · ~52 km · Must-see
• The Remarkables · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cecil Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Walter Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cromwell Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kawarau Gorge · viewpoint · Central Otago · ~62 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Bay · beach · Queenstown-Lakes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Police Station · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~64 km · Must-see
• Eichardt's Private Hotel · fort · Queenstown-Lakes · ~64 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Hill · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ben Lomond · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crown Range · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bowen Peak · viewpoint · Queenstown-Lakes · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Skeleton Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Skeleton Lakes

• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Manapouri · lake · Southland · ~141 km · Must-see
• Lake Scott · lake · Southland · ~2 km
• Lake Laura · lake · Southland · ~3 km
• Blue Lake · lake · Central Otago · ~3 km
• Blue Lake · lake · Southland · ~3 km
• Lake Gow · lake · Southland · ~5 km
• Gem Lake · lake · Clutha · ~24 km
• Lake Roxburgh · lake · Central Otago · ~38 km
• Lake Te Kōhua · lake · Central Otago · ~43 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Southland

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