Murphy Lake

Murphy 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 Murphy 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 Murphy Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.56480, -103.10842. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Murphy Lake

• Union County Courthouse Historic Site · attraction · Union · ~18 km · Must-see
• Camp Nichols · fort · Baca · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rita Blanca National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rita Blanca National Grassland · sanctuary · Dallam · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kiowa National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~75 km · Must-see
• Eklund Storage Works Dam · lake · Union · ~14 km
• Texhomex · fort · Dallam · ~15 km
• Rabbit Ear Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~16 km
• Black Jack Ketchum Historical Marker · sanctuary · Union · ~16 km
• Rabbit Ear Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~16 km
• Rabbit Ear Mountains Historical Marker · park · Union · ~16 km
• Clayton Public Schools Historic District · fort · Union · ~18 km
• Gate, Fence and Hollow Tree Shelter Designed by Dionicio Rodriguez · fort · Union · ~18 km
• Clayton Historical Marker · park · Union · ~18 km
• Eklund Hotel Historic Site · attraction · Union · ~18 km
• Clayton Public Library · fort · Union · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Murphy Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Murphy Lake

• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~47 km · Must-see
• Eklund Storage Works Dam · lake · Union · ~14 km
• Clayton Lake Dam · lake · Union · ~21 km
• Clayton Lake State Park and Dinosaur Trackways · lake · Union · ~22 km
• Lake Carl Etling Dam · lake · Cimarron · ~48 km
• Snyder Lake Dam · lake · Union · ~59 km
• Gardner Reservoir Dam · lake · Union · ~66 km
• Weatherly Dam · lake · Union · ~68 km
• Smithson Four Reservoir Dam · lake · Union · ~74 km

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