Apache Tank

Apache 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 Apache 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 Apache Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.62401, -105.69052. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Apache Tank

• Little Round Top · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cerro Alto Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hueco Tanks State Park and Historic Site · park · El Paso · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sierra Blanca · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~60 km · Must-see
• Presidio Chapel of San Elizario · church · New Mexico · ~69 km · Must-see
• El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail - Mission Trail · trek · Chihuahua · ~72 km · Must-see
• Campo Grande Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~41 km
• Dog Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~43 km
• Backbone Hill · viewpoint · El Paso · ~45 km
• Deer Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~47 km
• Alacran Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~48 km
• Cerro Diablo · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~50 km
• Chattfield Mountain · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~57 km
• Alamo Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~57 km
• Aguila · fort · Praxedis G. Guerrero · ~57 km
• Deer Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~58 km
• Cliff Top · viewpoint · Hudspeth · ~58 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Apache Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Apache Tank

• Lee Detention Dam · lake · Otero · ~70 km
• Riverside Diversion Dam · lake · El Paso · ~76 km
• Northgate Dam · lake · El Paso · ~96 km
• American Diversion Dam · lake · New Mexico · ~102 km
• Portland Cement Dam · lake · El Paso · ~103 km
• Cornucopia Diversion Dam · lake · Otero · ~111 km
• Apache Brazito Mesquite Site Four Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~136 km
• Apache Brazito Mesquite Site Three Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~138 km
• Apache Brazito Mesquite Site Two Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~140 km
• Apodaca Arroyo Dam · lake · Doña Ana · ~140 km

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