Local favourite lake · Socorro, New Mexico
Red Lake
Red Lake is a lake in Socorro, New Mexico.
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: 34.52241, -107.64940. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Red Lake
- Lightning Field · attraction · Catron · ~52 km · Must-see
- El Malpais National Monument · sanctuary · Cibola · ~60 km · Must-see
- Cibola National Forest · sanctuary · Socorro · ~61 km · Must-see
- Very Large Array · attraction · Socorro · ~62 km · Must-see
- Ladrón Peak · viewpoint · Socorro · ~66 km · Must-see
- Wiley Mesa · viewpoint · Socorro · ~8 km
- Pueblo Viejo Mesa · viewpoint · Socorro · ~9 km
- Middle Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~10 km
- D Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~11 km
- Tres Hermanos Mesa · viewpoint · Socorro · ~14 km
- Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~14 km
- Techado Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~14 km
- Tres Hermanos Peaks · viewpoint · Socorro · ~15 km
- Table Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~17 km
- Cottonwood Draw Mesa · viewpoint · Socorro · ~19 km
- Broom Mountain · viewpoint · Cibola · ~19 km
- Blue Mesa · viewpoint · Catron · ~19 km
- Victorino Mesa · viewpoint · Cibola · ~20 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Lake
- Isleta Diversion Dam · lake · Valencia · ~122 km · Must-see
- Zuni Salt Lake · lake · Catron · ~129 km · Must-see
- Upper Boulder Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~25 km
- Seis-Wilson Detention Dam Number 1 · lake · Cibola · ~36 km
- Petaca Pinta Dam · lake · Cibola · ~37 km
- Pronto Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~40 km
- Lucy W Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~41 km
- Seis-wilson Detention Dam Number 2 · lake · Cibola · ~44 km
- Badger Dam · lake · Cibola · ~47 km
- Badger Detention Dam · lake · Cibola · ~47 km
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Frequently asked
Is Red Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Red Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Red Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Red Lake?
Nearby: Lightning Field (attraction, 52 km), El Malpais National Monument (sanctuary, 60 km), Cibola National Forest (sanctuary, 61 km), Very Large Array (attraction, 62 km), Ladrón Peak (viewpoint, 66 km), Wiley Mesa (viewpoint, 8 km).