El Tanque

El Tanque: 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 El Tanque

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 El Tanque — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 28.12111, -103.94216. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near El Tanque

• Cañada La Mina · viewpoint · Camargo · ~20 km
• Puerto Los Villistas · viewpoint · Camargo · ~21 km
• Cañada El Jabalí · viewpoint · Camargo · ~22 km
• Cañón Feo · viewpoint · Camargo · ~28 km
• Cañada El Colorado · viewpoint · Camargo · ~29 km
• Cañón El Bote · viewpoint · Camargo · ~30 km
• Cañón Campo de Enmedio · viewpoint · Camargo · ~30 km
• Cañón El Tule · viewpoint · Camargo · ~32 km
• Cañón Los Leones · viewpoint · Camargo · ~32 km
• Puerto Cuesta del Norte · viewpoint · Camargo · ~33 km
• Cañón La Sotolosa · viewpoint · Camargo · ~36 km
• Puerto El Ardillon · viewpoint · Camargo · ~38 km
• Puerto El Zorro · viewpoint · Camargo · ~40 km
• Cueva el Carrizo · cave · Mapimí · ~41 km
• Cañón La Leona · viewpoint · Camargo · ~43 km
• El Panal · viewpoint · Sierra Mojada · ~52 km
• Puerto de la Ventura · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~54 km
• Cañon Bonito · viewpoint · Jiménez · ~63 km

See everything within a day’s drive of El Tanque

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near El Tanque

• El Puerto · lake · Camargo · ~3 km
• El Guardado · lake · Camargo · ~4 km
• Loma Blanca · lake · Camargo · ~4 km
• Amado · lake · Camargo · ~5 km
• Las Lechuzas · lake · Camargo · ~6 km
• La Mora · lake · Camargo · ~7 km
• Mateo · lake · Camargo · ~8 km
• Puerta las Pailas · lake · Camargo · ~8 km
• Las Conejas · lake · Camargo · ~9 km
• Don Carlos · lake · Camargo · ~11 km

All lakes, dams & reservoirs in Chihuahua

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