Big Lake

Big 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 Big 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 Big Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.55722, -109.00750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Lake

• Skeleton Canyon · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~6 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~13 km · Must-see
• Taylor Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~18 km · Must-see
• Foster Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~18 km · Must-see
• San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cochise · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rucker Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~49 km · Must-see
• Whitmire Pass · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Chiricahua Peak · viewpoint · Cochise · ~52 km · Must-see
• Leslie Canyon National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cochise · ~58 km · Must-see
• KRMC-FM (Douglas) · attraction · Cochise · ~63 km · Must-see
• Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~67 km · Must-see
• KCDQ-FM (Douglas) · attraction · Cochise · ~67 km · Must-see
• KDAP-FM (Douglas) · attraction · Cochise · ~70 km · Must-see
• KDAP-AM (Douglas) · attraction · Cochise · ~70 km · Must-see
• Big Hatchet Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Centro Evangelistico de Agua Prieta · church · Agua Prieta · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Big Lake

• Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~67 km · Must-see
• West Doubtful Detention Dam · lake · Cochise · ~107 km
• Olga Detention Dam · lake · Cochise · ~118 km
• Palomas Draw Number Nine Dam · lake · Luna · ~121 km
• Palomas Draw Retention Dam Number 8 · lake · Luna · ~122 km
• Palomas Draw Number Eight Dam · lake · Luna · ~122 km
• Palomas Draw Retention Dam Number 7 · lake · Luna · ~123 km
• Palomas Red Hill Dam · lake · Luna · ~124 km
• Creighton Dam · lake · Cochise · ~131 km
• Secho Detention Dam · lake · Hidalgo · ~131 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in New Mexico

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