Upper Tank

Upper 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 Upper 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 Upper Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.40373, -100.95484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Tank

• Lake Colorado City State Park · lake · Mitchell · ~11 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~20 km · Must-see
• KBST-AM (Big Spring) · attraction · Howard · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Spring State Park · park · Howard · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mushaway Peak · viewpoint · Borden · ~69 km · Must-see
• Clay Smith Peak · viewpoint · Mitchell · ~2 km
• Lake Colorado City · lake · Mitchell · ~8 km
• Colorado Opera House · fort · Mitchell · ~10 km
• First Baptist Church of Colorado City · fort · Mitchell · ~11 km
• First Presbyterian Church · fort · Mitchell · ~11 km
• Seven Wells Monument · fort · Mitchell · ~11 km
• Buffalo Trails · fort · Mitchell · ~11 km
• Heart of West Texas Museum · museum · Mitchell · ~11 km
• Dr. Preston C. Coleman · fort · Mitchell · ~11 km
• All Saints' Church · fort · Mitchell · ~11 km
• Christian Temple · church · Mitchell · ~11 km
• E.M. Hardigree Home · fort · Mitchell · ~11 km
• New Life Bible Ministries · church · Mitchell · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Upper Tank

• Lake Colorado City State Park · lake · Mitchell · ~11 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Alan Henry · lake · Garza · ~90 km · Must-see
• E V Spence Reservoir · lake · Coke · ~94 km · Must-see
• O C Fisher Lake · lake · Tom Green · ~138 km · Must-see
• Kirby Lake · lake · Taylor · ~144 km · Must-see
• Lytle Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~146 km · Must-see
• Lake Colorado City · lake · Mitchell · ~8 km
• Lake Colorado City Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~13 km
• Lake J B Thomas Dam · lake · Scurry · ~33 km

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