Ruby Billabong

Ruby Billabong: 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 Ruby Billabong

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 Ruby Billabong — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -13.86750, 131.20778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruby Billabong

• Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs Nature Park · sanctuary · Northern Territory · ~35 km · Must-see
• Long Airfield · attraction · Northern Territory · ~49 km · Must-see
• Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park · sanctuary · Victoria Daly Region · ~67 km · Must-see
• Arches George · waterfall · Northern Territory · ~20 km
• Aeroplane Graveyard · fort · Northern Territory · ~38 km
• Hot Water Billabong · lake · Victoria Daly Region · ~46 km
• Butterfly Gorge Nature Park · sanctuary · Northern Territory · ~52 km
• Laurie Billabong · lake · Northern Territory · ~60 km
• Robin Falls · waterfall · Coomalie Shire · ~72 km
• Daly River Nature Park · sanctuary · Victoria Daly Region · ~5 km
• Mount Muriel · viewpoint · Victoria Daly Region · ~8 km
• Mount Briggs · viewpoint · Victoria Daly Region · ~9 km
• Douglas River / Daly River Esplanade Conservation Area · sanctuary · Northern Territory · ~15 km
• Plateau Point · beach · Northern Territory · ~37 km
• Fenton Airfield Control Tower · fort · Northern Territory · ~39 km
• Fenton Airfield · fort · Northern Territory · ~39 km
• Mount Pleasant · viewpoint · Victoria Daly Region · ~39 km
• Fish River NRS Addition - Gazettal in Progress · sanctuary · Victoria Daly Region · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruby Billabong

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ruby Billabong

• Lake Bennett · lake · Coomalie Shire · ~126 km · Must-see
• Hot Water Billabong · lake · Victoria Daly Region · ~46 km
• Laurie Billabong · lake · Northern Territory · ~60 km
• Moon Billabong · lake · Northern Territory · ~114 km
• Ranford Billabong · lake · Roper Gulf Region · ~131 km
• Heather Lagoon · lake · Coomalie Shire · ~132 km
• Manton Dam Recreation Area · lake · Coomalie Shire · ~137 km
• Lake Malkyullumbo · lake · Roper Gulf Region · ~139 km
• Yarra Billabong · lake · Victoria Daly Region · ~79 km
• Copperfield Recreational Dam · lake · Victoria Daly Region · ~82 km

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