Glenlyon Dam

Glenlyon 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 Glenlyon 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 Glenlyon Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -28.97913, 151.46500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Glenlyon Dam

• Red Rock Peak · sanctuary · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pindari Lake · lake · Inverell Shire Council · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Mackenzie Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~62 km · Must-see
• Girraween National Park · sanctuary · Southern Downs Regional · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kwiambal National Park · sanctuary · Inverell Shire Council · ~63 km · Must-see
• Apex Park - Ashford Garden Club · attraction · Inverell Shire Council · ~66 km · Must-see
• Emmaville Anglican Church · church · Glen Innes Severn Council · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tenterfield Park · attraction · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock National Park · sanctuary · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Marlay · viewpoint · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenlyon · lake · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~9 km
• Split Rock Falls · waterfall · Southern Downs Regional · ~20 km
• Double Falls · waterfall · Southern Downs Regional · ~21 km
• Coxs Sugar Loaf · viewpoint · Goondiwindi Regional · ~21 km
• Black Jack Mountain · viewpoint · Southern Downs Regional · ~23 km
• Gulf Creek Falls Bush Retreat · waterfall · Inverell Shire Council · ~25 km
• Gibraltar Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~26 km
• Niagara Falls · waterfall · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Glenlyon Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Glenlyon Dam

• Pindari Lake · lake · Inverell Shire Council · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Inverell · lake · Inverell Shire Council · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lake Copeton · lake · Gwydir Shire Council · ~146 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenlyon · lake · Tenterfield Shire Council · ~9 km
• Lake Coulton · lake · Inverell Shire Council · ~62 km
• Coolmunda Dam · lake · Goondiwindi Regional · ~81 km
• The Big Lagoon · lake · Inverell Shire Council · ~101 km
• Barden Lagoon · lake · Inverell Shire Council · ~101 km
• White Dam · lake · Goondiwindi Regional · ~110 km
• Freestone Dam · lake · Inverell Shire Council · ~110 km

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