Red Lake

Red 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 Red 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 Red Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.20511, -105.36541. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Lake

• Fox Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lincoln National Forest · viewpoint · Chaves · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ruidoso Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ruidoso River Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Conservation Area · fort · Lincoln · ~43 km · Must-see
• Capitan Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bonito Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Weed Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Otero · ~60 km · Must-see
• Argentina peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cathey Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~75 km · Must-see
• Pajarita Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~9 km
• Turkey Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~17 km
• Whitetail Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~20 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number 2 Dam · lake · Otero · ~20 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number Seven Dam · lake · Otero · ~22 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number Six Dam · lake · Otero · ~24 km
• Whitetail Dam Number Six · lake · Otero · ~24 km
• Whitetail Dam Number Five · lake · Otero · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Lake

• Bonito Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Dam South Dam · lake · Chaves · ~75 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Dam North Dam · lake · Chaves · ~75 km · Must-see
• Brantley Lake · lake · Eddy · ~145 km · Must-see
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number 2 Dam · lake · Otero · ~20 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number Seven Dam · lake · Otero · ~22 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number Six Dam · lake · Otero · ~24 km
• Whitetail Dam Number Six · lake · Otero · ~24 km
• Whitetail Dam Number Five · lake · Otero · ~24 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~24 km

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