Sams Tank

Sams 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 Sams 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 Sams Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.62983, -101.26290. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sams Tank

• Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~21 km · Must-see
• KBST-AM (Big Spring) · attraction · Howard · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Colorado City State Park · lake · Mitchell · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Alan Henry · lake · Garza · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Spring State Park · park · Howard · ~62 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~68 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Soldier Draw · viewpoint · Garza · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake J B Thomas · lake · Borden · ~7 km
• Cedar Point · viewpoint · Borden · ~9 km
• Lake J B Thomas Dam · lake · Scurry · ~16 km
• Holmes Lake Dam · lake · Borden · ~18 km
• East Gunsight Mountain · viewpoint · Howard · ~26 km
• Borden County Museum · museum · Borden · ~29 km
• 1902-1904 Land Rushes · fort · Borden · ~29 km
• Borden County Jail · fort · Borden · ~29 km
• Borden County · fort · Borden · ~29 km
• Coleman Ranch Field Discovery Well · fort · Mitchell · ~31 km
• KSNY-AM (Snyder) · attraction · Scurry · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sams Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Sams Tank

• Lake Colorado City State Park · lake · Mitchell · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Alan Henry · lake · Garza · ~60 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~68 km · Must-see
• E V Spence Reservoir · lake · Coke · ~140 km · Must-see
• Lake J B Thomas · lake · Borden · ~7 km
• Lake J B Thomas Dam · lake · Scurry · ~16 km
• Holmes Lake Dam · lake · Borden · ~18 km
• Jones Reservoir · lake · Borden · ~43 km
• Jones Number 4 Dam · lake · Borden · ~43 km
• Jones Number 2 Dam · lake · Borden · ~43 km

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