Fools Tarn

Fools 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 Fools 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 Fools Tarn — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -42.89000, 147.11000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fools Tarn

• Wellington Falls · waterfall · Kingborough · ~9 km · Must-see
• kunanyi / Mount Wellington · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tolosa Park · park · City of Glenorchy · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Misery · viewpoint · Huon Valley · ~16 km · Must-see
• Huonville Cenotaph · fort · Huon Valley · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lightwood Park · park · Kingborough · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cascade Women's Prison Hobart, Tasmania · waterfall · City of Hobart · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hobart Synagogue · attraction · City of Hobart · ~22 km · Must-see
• St David's Park · park · City of Hobart · ~22 km · Must-see
• Franklin Square · park · City of Hobart · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lords Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~22 km · Must-see
• Salamanca Market · attraction · City of Hobart · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery · museum · City of Hobart · ~23 km · Must-see
• Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · City of Hobart · ~23 km · Must-see
• Sullivans Cove · beach · Tasmania · ~23 km · Must-see
• Margate Christian Church · church · Kingborough · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Direction · viewpoint · City of Clarence · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Nelson · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fools Tarn

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Fools Tarn

• Edgar Pond · lake · Derwent Valley · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Dulverton Conservation Area · lake · Southern Midlands · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Pedder · lake · Derwent Valley · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lake Crescent · lake · Central Highlands · ~100 km · Must-see
• Lake Gordon · lake · Derwent Valley · ~101 km · Must-see
• Lake Sorell · lake · Central Highlands · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lagoon of Islands · lake · Central Highlands · ~112 km · Must-see
• Gordon Dam · lake · Derwent Valley · ~118 km · Must-see
• Tooms Lake Conservation Area · lake · Northern Midlands · ~118 km · Must-see
• Arthurs Lake · lake · Central Highlands · ~129 km · Must-see

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