Local favourite lake · Lea, New Mexico
Ranger Lake
Ranger Lake is a lake in Lea, New Mexico.
Ranger 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 Ranger 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 Ranger Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 33.38108, -103.27749. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Ranger Lake
- Soldier Hill · viewpoint · Lea · ~51 km
- Punta Culebra de Cascade · waterfall · Chaves · ~58 km
- Plains Texas Museum · museum · Yoakum · ~58 km
- Buffalo Soldier Hill · viewpoint · Roosevelt · ~60 km
- Lea Theatre · fort · Lea · ~61 km
- Button Mesa · viewpoint · Chaves · ~63 km
- Mescalero Point · viewpoint · Chaves · ~65 km
- Mississippi Chem Corp Tailings Pond Dam · lake · Lea · ~68 km
- Discovery Well in the Wasson Field · fort · Yoakum · ~71 km
- Tatum City Park · park · Lea · ~17 km
- Church of the Nazarene · church · Lea · ~18 km
- First Assembly of God Church · church · Lea · ~18 km
- Abundant Blessings Church · church · Lea · ~18 km
- Templo Sinai · church · Lea · ~18 km
- Tatum Methodist Church · church · Lea · ~18 km
- Church of Christ · church · Lea · ~18 km
- First Baptist Church · church · Lea · ~19 km
- Mount Zion Church · church · Lea · ~19 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Ranger Lake
- Mississippi Chem Corp Tailings Pond Dam · lake · Lea · ~68 km
- Lower White Lake · lake · Bailey · ~98 km
- Lower Goose Lake · lake · Bailey · ~101 km
- Lobo Lake Park · lake · Hockley · ~108 km
- Bull Tank Dam · lake · Lamb · ~115 km
- Zuber Hollow Reservoir Dam · lake · Chaves · ~128 km
- Bitter Lake Number Five Dam · lake · Chaves · ~130 km
- Bitter Lake Number Three Dam · lake · Chaves · ~130 km
- Bitter Lake Number 7 Dam · lake · Chaves · ~131 km
- Bitter Lake Number 6 Dam · lake · Chaves · ~131 km
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Frequently asked
Is Ranger Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Ranger Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Ranger Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Ranger Lake?
Nearby: Soldier Hill (viewpoint, 51 km), Punta Culebra de Cascade (waterfall, 58 km), Plains Texas Museum (museum, 58 km), Buffalo Soldier Hill (viewpoint, 60 km), Lea Theatre (fort, 61 km), Button Mesa (viewpoint, 63 km).