Mims Lake

Mims Lake: 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 Mims Lake

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 Mims Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.15943, -107.22201. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mims Lake

• KCHS-AM (Truth or Consequence) · attraction · Sierra · ~3 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~4 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Sierra · ~4 km · Must-see
• Geronimo Springs Museum · museum · Sierra · ~5 km · Must-see
• McRae Canyon · viewpoint · Sierra · ~8 km · Must-see
• Truth or Consequences Historical Marker · park · Sierra · ~9 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cañon del Muerto · viewpoint · Sierra · ~12 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~35 km · Must-see
• Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~38 km · Must-see
• Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fra Cristobal Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~45 km · Must-see
• Point of Rocks · viewpoint · Sierra · ~58 km · Must-see
• Barbee Draw · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mims Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Mims Lake

• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~4 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~11 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~35 km · Must-see
• Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~38 km · Must-see
• Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~38 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~64 km · Must-see
• Marijuana Tank · lake · Doña Ana · ~106 km · Must-see

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