Lake Windmill

Lake Windmill: 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 Lake Windmill

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 Lake Windmill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.00843, -102.90320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lake Windmill

• Rita Blanca National Grassland · sanctuary · Dallam · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rita Blanca National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~68 km · Must-see
• Union County Courthouse Historic Site · attraction · Union · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bennett Sand Hills · viewpoint · Hartley · ~7 km
• Pearl Bee Cave · cave · Union · ~12 km
• Chief of the Pastores Casimiro Romero · fort · Hartley · ~35 km
• High Lonesome Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~38 km
• Dallam County · fort · Dallam · ~41 km
• Rock Hill · viewpoint · Union · ~41 km
• Dalhart Army Air Field · fort · Dallam · ~43 km
• Dallam County Courthouse · fort · Dallam · ~43 km
• BNSF Dalhart Depot · fort · Dallam · ~44 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 4 Dam · lake · Union · ~44 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 3 Dam · lake · Union · ~45 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 2 Dam · lake · Union · ~46 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 5 Dam · lake · Union · ~46 km
• Skull Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~47 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 1 Dam · lake · Union · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lake Windmill

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lake Windmill

• Black Mesa State Park;Lake Carl Etling Public Fishing Area · lake · Cimarron · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lake Carl Etling · lake · Baca · ~117 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area · lake · Potter · ~147 km · Must-see
• Claude Hutcherson Number 4 Dam · lake · Union · ~44 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 3 Dam · lake · Union · ~45 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 2 Dam · lake · Union · ~46 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 5 Dam · lake · Union · ~46 km
• Claude Hutcherson Number 1 Dam · lake · Union · ~47 km
• Smithson Four Reservoir Dam · lake · Union · ~62 km
• Smithson Three Reservoir Dam · lake · Union · ~62 km

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