Bones Tank

Bones 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 Bones 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 Bones Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.61955, -101.52458. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bones Tank

• Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~20 km · Must-see
• KBST-AM (Big Spring) · attraction · Howard · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Spring State Park · park · Howard · ~54 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Soldier Draw · viewpoint · Garza · ~63 km · Must-see
• East Gunsight Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~18 km
• Caprock Escarpment · viewpoint · Borden · ~18 km
• Cedar Point · viewpoint · Borden · ~22 km
• 1902-1904 Land Rushes · fort · Borden · ~23 km
• Borden County Museum · museum · Borden · ~23 km
• Borden County · fort · Borden · ~23 km
• Borden County Jail · fort · Borden · ~23 km
• Lake J B Thomas · lake · Borden · ~37 km
• Holmes Lake Dam · lake · Borden · ~42 km
• Lake J B Thomas Dam · lake · Scurry · ~46 km
• Dawson County · fort · Dawson · ~47 km
• Roy Anderson Sports Complex · park · Howard · ~49 km
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Howard · ~49 km
• St. Thomas Catholic Church · church · Howard · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bones Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bones Tank

• Lake Alan Henry · lake · Garza · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Colorado City State Park · lake · Mitchell · ~80 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~91 km · Must-see
• Lake J B Thomas · lake · Borden · ~37 km
• Holmes Lake Dam · lake · Borden · ~42 km
• Lake J B Thomas Dam · lake · Scurry · ~46 km
• Refinery Dam · lake · Howard · ~52 km
• Fourmile Lake · lake · Howard · ~52 km
• Iatan Lake · lake · Howard · ~54 km
• Comanche Lake Dam · lake · Howard · ~55 km

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