Leonards Tarn

Leonards Tarn: 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 Leonards Tarn

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 Leonards Tarn — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.86078, 145.98463. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Leonards Tarn

• Mount Achilles · viewpoint · West Coast · ~1 km · Must-see
• Mount Thetis · viewpoint · West Coast · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park · sanctuary · West Coast · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mount Pelion West · viewpoint · West Coast · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Ossa · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pelion Gap · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Pelion East · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Oakleigh · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Geryon North · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Acropolis · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Mountain · church · Meander Valley · ~13 km · Must-see
• Castle Crag · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Gould · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~17 km · Must-see
• Barn Bluff · viewpoint · West Coast · ~20 km · Must-see
• Smithies Peak · viewpoint · Kentish · ~25 km · Must-see
• Overland Track section 1 · trek · Kentish · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Meston · lake · Meander Valley · ~26 km · Must-see
• Artillery Knob · viewpoint · Meander Valley · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Leonards Tarn

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Leonards Tarn

• Lake Meston · lake · Meander Valley · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dove Lake · lake · Kentish · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Murchison · lake · West Coast · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Ball · lake · Meander Valley · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake St Clair · lake · Central Highlands · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Mackintosh · lake · West Coast · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Dora · lake · West Coast · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Selina · lake · West Coast · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Beatrice · lake · West Coast · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Westwood · lake · West Coast · ~41 km · Must-see

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