Must-see lake · Shire of Towong, Victoria
Blue Lake
Blue Lake is a lake in Shire of Towong, Victoria.
Blue Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Blue Lake
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Blue Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -36.40360, 148.31500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Blue Lake
- Mount Twynam · viewpoint · Snowy Monaro Regional Council · ~1 km · Must-see
- Mount Twynam · viewpoint · Shire of Towong · ~1 km · Must-see
- Carruthers Peak · viewpoint · Shire of Towong · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mount Townsend · viewpoint · Shire of Towong · ~6 km · Must-see
- Mount Kościuszko · viewpoint · Snowy Monaro Regional Council · ~9 km · Must-see
- Lake Cootapatamba · lake · Shire of Towong · ~10 km · Must-see
- Rams Head · viewpoint · Shire of Towong · ~13 km · Must-see
- 1997 Thredbo Landslide Site · fort · Snowy Monaro Regional Council · ~14 km · Must-see
- Gungartan · viewpoint · Shire of Towong · ~20 km · Must-see
- Lake Jindabyne · lake · Shire of Towong · ~36 km · Must-see
- Mount Jagungal · viewpoint · Shire of Towong · ~39 km · Must-see
- Mount Gibbo · viewpoint · Shire of Towong · ~49 km · Must-see
- Round Mountain · viewpoint · Shire of Towong · ~50 km · Must-see
- Kosciuszko National Park · sanctuary · Shire of Towong · ~56 km · Must-see
- Burrowa - Pine Mountain National Park · sanctuary · Shire of Towong · ~75 km · Must-see
- Blue Lake · lake · Snowy Monaro Regional Council · ~0 km
- Crummer Spur · viewpoint · Snowy Monaro Regional Council · ~1 km
- Headley Tarn · lake · Shire of Towong · ~2 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Blue Lake
- Lake Cootapatamba · lake · Shire of Towong · ~10 km · Must-see
- Lake Jindabyne · lake · Shire of Towong · ~36 km · Must-see
- Dartmouth Dam · lake · Shire of Towong · ~91 km · Must-see
- Jounama Pondage · lake · Shire of Towong · ~117 km · Must-see
- Cochrane Dam · lake · Bega Valley Shire Council · ~130 km · Must-see
- Blue Lake · lake · Snowy Monaro Regional Council · ~0 km
- Headley Tarn · lake · Shire of Towong · ~2 km
- Club Lake · lake · Shire of Towong · ~3 km
- Albina Lake · lake · Shire of Towong · ~6 km
- Guthega Pondage · lake · Snowy Monaro Regional Council · ~7 km
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Frequently asked
Is Blue Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Blue Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Blue Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Blue Lake?
Nearby: Mount Twynam (viewpoint, 1 km), Mount Twynam (viewpoint, 1 km), Carruthers Peak (viewpoint, 3 km), Mount Townsend (viewpoint, 6 km), Mount Kościuszko (viewpoint, 9 km), Lake Cootapatamba (lake, 10 km).
Is Blue Lake worth visiting?
Blue Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Victoria on Spotwander.