Middle Tank

Middle Tank: 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 Middle Tank

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 Middle Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.86899, -104.61721. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Middle Tank

• Guadalupe Pass (Texas) · viewpoint · Eddy · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hunter Peak · viewpoint · Eddy · ~26 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Otero · ~28 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Culberson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Peak · viewpoint · Culberson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Mountains National Park · sanctuary · Culberson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shumard Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bush Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bush Mountain · viewpoint · Culberson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Devils Den Canyon Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Eddy · ~33 km · Must-see
• Carlsbad Caverns National Park · sanctuary · Eddy · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lechuguilla · cave · Eddy · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sitting Bull Falls · waterfall · Eddy · ~53 km · Must-see
• 10,000 Year Clock · attraction · Culberson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cave Tank · cave · Culberson · ~12 km
• Cow Mountain · viewpoint · Culberson · ~13 km
• Frijole Ranch Museum · museum · Culberson · ~22 km
• The Grotto · cave · Culberson · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Middle Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Middle Tank

• Red Bluff Reservoir · lake · Reeves · ~79 km · Must-see
• Red Bluff Reservoir · lake · Eddy · ~82 km · Must-see
• Brantley Lake · lake · Eddy · ~101 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake Dam · lake · Eddy · ~79 km
• Spencer Dam · lake · Eddy · ~88 km
• Lower Transill Dam · lake · Eddy · ~89 km
• Tansill Dam · lake · Eddy · ~90 km
• Six Mile Dam · lake · Eddy · ~91 km
• Harroun Diversion Dam · lake · Eddy · ~91 km
• Harroun Dam · lake · Eddy · ~91 km

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