Dew Lakes

Dew 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 Dew 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 Dew Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.32859, 173.40729. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dew Lakes

• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~1 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~1 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~4 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain Trail - walking · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Richmond Forest Park · sanctuary · Marlborough · ~12 km · Must-see
• Whisky Falls Nelson · waterfall · Nelson City · ~15 km · Must-see
• The Anglican Centre · church · Nelson City · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nelson Haven · beach · Nelson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock / Fifeshire Rock · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nelson Classic Car Museum · museum · Nelson City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank · beach · Nelson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank Lighthouse · fort · Nelson City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tāhunanui Beach · beach · Nelson City · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bryant Range · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~20 km · Must-see
• Horoirangi Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Nelson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cable Bay · beach · Nelson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Whangamoa Valley · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~25 km · Must-see
• Delaware Bay · beach · Nelson · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dew Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dew Lakes

• South Branch Water Intake · lake · Nelson City · ~6 km
• Maitai Dam Observation Tower · lake · Nelson City · ~6 km
• Maitai Dam · lake · Nelson City · ~6 km
• Dennes Hole · lake · Nelson City · ~13 km
• Lake Series 10, Roroiti, 1974 · lake · Nelson City · ~15 km
• Lake Chalice · lake · Tasman · ~35 km
• Lake Chalice · lake · Marlborough · ~35 km
• Waihōpai Dam · lake · Marlborough · ~50 km
• Lake Tīmara · lake · Marlborough · ~50 km
• Argyle Pond · lake · Marlborough · ~53 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Nelson

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