Carcoar Dam

Visit the Dam
Carcoar Dam is a popular inland sport and recreation destination in Central West NSW, offering year-round attractions for water sports and fishing enthusiasts, nature lovers, campers and picnickers. Free camping is available on the lake foreshores. The main purpose of the dam is to supply irrigation, stock and household needs in the Belubula Valley. The dam features an unusual thin concrete wall that is curved from side to side and also from top to bottom in a double parabolic arch.

Things to know

1) No model aircraft or drone penalties are applied.

Neighborhood

Dam wall
Walk or drive across the dam wall for panoramic views of the lake and countryside. The concrete wall is 187 metres long and 52 metres high.

Lake foreshores
There are many vantage points around the lake with views of the water and rolling countryside.