Devils Wash Basin

Devils Wash Basin: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Devils Wash Basin

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Devils Wash Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.85674, -103.43405. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devils Wash Basin

• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~54 km · Must-see
• Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~58 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~61 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~62 km · Must-see
• Union County Courthouse Historic Site · attraction · Union · ~63 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~71 km · Must-see
• Peacock Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~9 km
• Baldy Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~16 km
• Jesus Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~20 km
• Cobert Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~23 km
• Island Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~27 km
• Cow Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~29 km
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~29 km
• Timber Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Devils Wash Basin

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Devils Wash Basin

• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~62 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~106 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~132 km · Must-see
• Brown Reservoir Dam · lake · Union · ~32 km
• Weatherly Dam · lake · Union · ~33 km
• Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways · lake · Union · ~41 km
• Clayton Lake Dam · lake · Union · ~42 km
• Eklund Storage Works Dam · lake · Union · ~60 km

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