Arapuni Dam

Arapuni 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 Arapuni 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 Arapuni Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -38.08212, 175.63915. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arapuni Dam

• Sanctuary Mountain · sanctuary · Waipā · ~10 km · Must-see
• Maungatautari · viewpoint · Waipā · ~11 km · Must-see
• Hobbiton Movie Set and Farm Tours · fort · Matamata Piako · ~30 km · Must-see
• St Paul's Church · church · Waipā · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hobbiton Movie Set · park · Matamata Piako · ~31 km · Must-see
• Tokanui Psychiatric Hospital · fort · Waipā · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Johns Anglican Church · church · Waipā · ~36 km · Must-see
• Te Awamutu Methodist Church · church · Waipā · ~36 km · Must-see
• Moanatuatua Peat Scientific Reserve · sanctuary · Waipā · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kakepuku · viewpoint · Waipā · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rangitoto Range · viewpoint · Ōtorohanga · ~45 km · Must-see
• Waitakaruru Arboretum · park · Waikato · ~46 km · Must-see
• Alexandra Redoubt · fort · Waipā · ~50 km · Must-see
• Resthills Park · park · Hamilton City · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hamilton Gardens Waterfall · waterfall · Hamilton City · ~53 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Matamata Piako · ~55 km · Must-see
• The Big Apple · attraction · Waitomo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Waikato Museum · museum · Hamilton City · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Arapuni Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Arapuni Dam

• Lake Arapuni · lake · South Waikato · ~3 km
• Lake Rotongata · lake · Waipā · ~8 km
• Lake Karāpiro · lake · Waipā · ~14 km
• Karāpiro Dam · lake · Waipā · ~24 km
• Hamareha Lakes · lake · South Waikato · ~27 km
• Lake Ōkoroire · lake · South Waikato · ~28 km
• Bywater Pool · lake · Matamata Piako · ~31 km
• Lake Moananui · lake · South Waikato · ~32 km
• Lake Waipāpa · lake · South Waikato · ~32 km
• Lake Rotohoko · lake · South Waikato · ~33 km

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