Local favourite lake · Chaves, New Mexico

Salt Lake

Salt Lake is a lake in Chaves, New Mexico.

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Salt 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 Salt 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 Salt Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.99365, -104.19153. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Salt Lake

Fort Sumner State Monument · fort · De Baca · ~56 km · Must-see
La Espiata Peak · viewpoint · Chaves · ~11 km
La Espia Peak · viewpoint · De Baca · ~11 km
Bronco Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~22 km
Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · De Baca · ~25 km
Eighteenmile Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~27 km
Table Mountain · viewpoint · De Baca · ~30 km
Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Chaves · ~30 km
Dipping Vat Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~30 km
Watts Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~31 km
Little Haystack · viewpoint · Chaves · ~31 km
San Juan Mesa · viewpoint · Chaves · ~36 km
Mesita Negra · viewpoint · De Baca · ~37 km
Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Chaves · ~40 km
Lomas Gatos · viewpoint · De Baca · ~43 km
White Mesa · viewpoint · De Baca · ~48 km
The Mesa · viewpoint · Roosevelt · ~50 km
Negrohead Butte · viewpoint · Roosevelt · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Salt Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Salt Lake

Sumner Dam · lake · De Baca · ~88 km · Must-see
Sumner Lake State Park · lake · De Baca · ~89 km · Must-see
Two Rivers Dam North Dam · lake · Chaves · ~115 km · Must-see
Two Rivers Dam South Dam · lake · Chaves · ~118 km · Must-see
Blue Hole · lake · Guadalupe · ~143 km · Must-see
Fort Sumner Diversion Dam · lake · De Baca · ~72 km
Bitter Lake Number Three Dam · lake · Chaves · ~77 km
Bitter Lake Number Four Dam · lake · Chaves · ~77 km
Bitter Lake Number Five Dam · lake · Chaves · ~79 km
Bitter Lake Number 6 Dam · lake · Chaves · ~81 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in New Mexico

Frequently asked

Is Salt Lake full? Are the gates open?

No visitor has reported the water level status for Salt Lake yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What is the best time to visit Salt Lake?

August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

What are the places to visit near Salt Lake?

Nearby: Fort Sumner State Monument (fort, 56 km), La Espiata Peak (viewpoint, 11 km), La Espia Peak (viewpoint, 11 km), Bronco Hill (viewpoint, 22 km), Baldy Mountain (viewpoint, 25 km), Eighteenmile Hill (viewpoint, 27 km).