Mitchell Tank

Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.53239, -102.82821. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mitchell Tank

• Sierra Madera · viewpoint · Pecos · ~13 km · Must-see
• Boat Hills · viewpoint · Pecos · ~20 km
• Clark Butte · viewpoint · Pecos · ~22 km
• Cap Rock Butte · viewpoint · Pecos · ~25 km
• Dimple Hills · viewpoint · Pecos · ~30 km
• Cave Mesa · cave · Pecos · ~45 km
• Comanche Creek Dam · lake · Pecos · ~48 km
• Denuded Ouachita Rock Belt · fort · Brewster · ~48 km
• St. Joseph's Catholic Church · church · Pecos · ~49 km
• Courthouse, Jail and Zero Stone · fort · Pecos · ~49 km
• Annie Riggs Museum · museum · Pecos · ~49 km
• James Rooney Memorial Park · park · Pecos · ~49 km
• St. Stephen's Episcopal Church · church · Pecos · ~50 km
• Historic Fort Stockton · fort · Pecos · ~50 km
• Lannom Park · park · Pecos · ~50 km
• Twomile Hill · viewpoint · Pecos · ~51 km
• Rocket Park · park · Pecos · ~51 km
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · church · Pecos · ~52 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mitchell Tank

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• Lemon Tank · lake · Pecos · ~8 km
• Morales Tank · lake · Pecos · ~11 km
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