Lake Chalice

Lake Chalice: 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 Lake Chalice

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 Lake Chalice — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -41.56750, 173.31139. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Chalice

• Bryant Range · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Richmond Forest Park · sanctuary · Marlborough · ~25 km · Must-see
• Maungakura / Red Hill · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ernest Rutherford Memorial, Brightwater · attraction · Tasman · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dun Mountain Trail - walking · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~35 km · Must-see
• St John's Church (Anglican) · church · Tasman · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Marlborough · ~36 km · Must-see
• Maungatapu · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~36 km · Must-see
• Nelson Classic Car Museum · museum · Nelson City · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tāhunanui Beach · beach · Nelson City · ~40 km · Must-see
• Whisky Falls Nelson · waterfall · Nelson City · ~41 km · Must-see
• The Anglican Centre · church · Nelson City · ~41 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock / Fifeshire Rock · viewpoint · Nelson City · ~42 km · Must-see
• Waimea Inlet · beach · Tasman · ~42 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank Lighthouse · fort · Nelson City · ~44 km · Must-see
• Nelson Haven · beach · Nelson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Boulder Bank · beach · Nelson · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Chalice

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Chalice

• Lake Chalice · lake · Marlborough · ~0 km
• Argyle Pond · lake · Marlborough · ~19 km
• Argyle Pond · lake · Tasman · ~19 km
• Waihōpai Dam · lake · Marlborough · ~30 km
• Dew Lakes · lake · Nelson City · ~35 km
• South Branch Water Intake · lake · Nelson City · ~38 km
• Maitai Dam Observation Tower · lake · Nelson City · ~38 km
• Maitai Dam · lake · Nelson City · ~39 km
• Lake Series 10, Roroiti, 1974 · lake · Nelson City · ~41 km
• Dennes Hole · lake · Nelson City · ~41 km

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