Red Lakes

Red 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 Red 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 Red Lakes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.78992, -102.68509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Lakes

• Odessa Meteor Crater · viewpoint · Ector · ~25 km · Must-see
• Monahans Sandhills State Park · park · Ward · ~26 km · Must-see
• Presidential Museum & JBS Leadership Library · museum · Ector · ~45 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Ector · ~6 km
• Ector County Discovery Well · fort · Ector · ~12 km
• Meteor Crater Museum · museum · Ector · ~25 km
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Winkler · ~25 km
• Ector County High Point · viewpoint · Ector · ~25 km
• Prarie Dog Lake · lake · Ector · ~30 km
• Odessa Stella · fort · Ector · ~30 km
• Northwest Lake · lake · Ector · ~31 km
• James Lake · lake · Ector · ~33 km
• Moving Machine Lake · lake · Ector · ~34 km
• Holy Redeemer Catholic Church · church · Ector · ~34 km
• Floyd Gwin Park · park · Ector · ~35 km
• Western Manor Park · park · Ector · ~35 km
• Million Barrel Museum · museum · Ward · ~35 km
• Paul Slator Park · park · Ector · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Lakes

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Lakes

• Imperial Dam · lake · Pecos · ~76 km · Must-see
• Red Bluff Reservoir · lake · Eddy · ~149 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Ector · ~6 km
• Prarie Dog Lake · lake · Ector · ~30 km
• Northwest Lake · lake · Ector · ~31 km
• James Lake · lake · Ector · ~33 km
• Moving Machine Lake · lake · Ector · ~34 km
• Kammerer Tanks · lake · Lea · ~87 km
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Pecos · ~129 km
• Fourmile Lake · lake · Howard · ~149 km

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