Darby Pond

Darby Pond: 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 Darby Pond

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 Darby Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -40.90088, 172.56977. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Darby Pond

• Lightband Gully · viewpoint · Tasman · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rawhiti Cave / Manson Cave · cave · Tasman · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~32 km · Must-see
• GW - 05 Heaphy Track · trek · Buller · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saint Cuthbert's Church · church · Tasman · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tākaka Hill · viewpoint · Tasman · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi National Park · sanctuary · Buller · ~36 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Monument · fort · Tasman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Burnett · viewpoint · Tasman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tata Beach · beach · Tasman · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wainui Falls · waterfall · Tasman · ~38 km · Must-see
• Westhaven (Te Tai Tapu) Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tasman · ~39 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman National Park · sanctuary · Tasman · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kahurangi Point · beach · Buller · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wainui Bay · beach · Tasman · ~41 km · Must-see
• Golden Bay · beach · Tasman · ~42 km · Must-see
• Whanganui Inlet · beach · Tasman · ~42 km · Must-see
• Abel Tasman Inland Track · trek · Tasman · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Darby Pond

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Darby Pond

• Lake Clara · lake · Tasman · ~1 km
• Adelaide Tarn · lake · Tasman · ~6 km
• Lake Sparrow · lake · Tasman · ~12 km
• Lake Lindsay · lake · Tasman · ~14 km
• Lake Stanley · lake · Tasman · ~15 km
• Druggans Dam · lake · Tasman · ~20 km
• Island Lake · lake · Tasman · ~20 km
• Onekakā Dam · lake · Tasman · ~21 km
• Island Lake · lake · Buller · ~21 km
• Te Waikoropupū Springs · lake · Tasman · ~22 km

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