White Lakes

White Lakes: 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 White Lakes

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 White Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.19101, -105.77483. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near White Lakes

• Pecos National Historical Park · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Our Lady of Light · church · Santa Fe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Wildlife West Nature Park · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~52 km · Must-see
• Monte Largo · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Rail Trail · trek · Santa Fe · ~58 km · Must-see
• El Rancho de las Golondrinas · fort · Santa Fe · ~65 km · Must-see
• San Antonito Catholic Mission · church · Bernalillo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tinkertown Museum · museum · Bernalillo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian · museum · Santa Fe · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sabino Canyon East Trail · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~68 km · Must-see
• Atalaya Park · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Kagyu Shenpen Kunchab Buddhist Center · Buddhist site · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe on the Camino Real · fort · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Harvey Cornell Rose Park · park · Santa Fe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Cristo Rey Catholic Church · church · Santa Fe · ~70 km · Must-see
• La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs · fort · Santa Fe · ~70 km · Must-see
• Loretto Chapel · church · Santa Fe · ~71 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi · church · Santa Fe · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of White Lakes

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• Jemez Canyon Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lake Estancia · lake · Torrance · ~101 km · Must-see
• Isleta Diversion Dam · lake · Valencia · ~111 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~113 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~113 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole · lake · Guadalupe · ~130 km · Must-see
• Kinsell Reservoir Dam · lake · Santa Fe · ~15 km
• Laguna Colorado · lake · Torrance · ~27 km

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