First Tank

First 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 First 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 First Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.02080, -100.33952. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Tank

• Fort Clark · fort · Kinney · ~41 km · Must-see
• Las Moras Mountain · viewpoint · Kinney · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Duncan Historic Hospital · fort · Maverick · ~49 km · Must-see
• Obispado de Piedras Negras · church · Piedras Negras · ~53 km · Must-see
• Averhoff Reservoir · lake · Zavala · ~70 km · Must-see
• Consuelo Hill · viewpoint · Maverick · ~22 km
• Chilipitin Lake · lake · Maverick · ~26 km
• Chapotal Hill · viewpoint · Maverick · ~31 km
• Deadmans Hill · viewpoint · Maverick · ~35 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Uvalde · ~37 km
• Buck Hill · viewpoint · Zavala · ~39 km
• Commanding Officer's Quarters · fort · Kinney · ~41 km
• 1873 Infantry Barracks · fort · Kinney · ~41 km
• Adjutant's Quarters · fort · Kinney · ~41 km
• 2nd Cavalry Division at Fort Clark · fort · Kinney · ~41 km
• Eagle Pass Coal Mines · fort · Maverick · ~42 km
• Catholic Church · fort · Kinney · ~42 km
• Carver School Grounds · fort · Kinney · ~42 km

See everything within a day’s drive of First Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near First Tank

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• Chilipitin Lake · lake · Maverick · ~26 km
• Winn Exploration Company Dam Number 1 · lake · Maverick · ~43 km
• Green Lake · lake · Zavala · ~55 km
• Comanche Tank · lake · Maverick · ~56 km
• Maverick Dam · lake · Texas · ~57 km
• T C Stricklin Lake · lake · Zavala · ~61 km
• Knowles Reservoir Dam · lake · Zavala · ~67 km
• County Line Tank Dam · lake · Uvalde · ~72 km

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