Tawera Tarn

Tawera 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 Tawera 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 Tawera Tarn — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -45.16387, 167.35988. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tawera Tarn

• Coronation Peak · viewpoint · Southland · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fiordland National Park · sanctuary · Southland · ~18 km · Must-see
• Te Puhi-a-noa / Murchison Mountains · viewpoint · Southland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kahukura (Gold Arm) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~21 km · Must-see
• Charles Sound · beach · Southland · ~23 km · Must-see
• Caswell Sound · beach · Southland · ~24 km · Must-see
• Kutu Parera (Gaer Arm) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nancy Sound · beach · Southland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bradshaw Sound · beach · Southland · ~30 km · Must-see
• George Sound · beach · Southland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Axford · viewpoint · Southland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thompson Sound · beach · Southland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ō-te-horua-a-Te-Puhituia / Mount Luxmore · viewpoint · Southland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Browne Falls · waterfall · Southland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Grono · viewpoint · Southland · ~42 km · Must-see
• Taipari Roa (Elizabeth Island) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Southland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Taipaririki / Deep Cove · beach · Southland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Doubtful Sound · beach · Southland · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tawera Tarn

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Tawera Tarn

• Lake Manapouri · lake · Southland · ~52 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Gardens · lake · Queenstown-Lakes · ~129 km · Must-see
• Myth Tarn · lake · Southland · ~5 km
• Lake McKinnon · lake · Southland · ~7 km
• Bloxham Lake · lake · Southland · ~7 km
• Lake Wisely · lake · Southland · ~9 km
• Lake Duncan · lake · Southland · ~9 km
• Hidden Lake · lake · Southland · ~13 km
• Lake Te Au · lake · Southland · ~13 km
• Moanahuna / Lake Marchant · lake · Southland · ~13 km

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