Local favourite lake · De Baca, New Mexico
Red Tank
Red Tank is a lake in De Baca, New Mexico.
Red 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 Red 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 Red Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 34.19035, -104.09386. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Red Tank
- Fort Sumner State Monument · fort · De Baca · ~31 km · Must-see
- Sumner Dam · lake · De Baca · ~67 km · Must-see
- Sumner Lake State Park · lake · De Baca · ~68 km · Must-see
- Table Mountain · viewpoint · De Baca · ~1 km
- Watts Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~2 km
- Dipping Vat Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~2 km
- Eighteenmile Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~12 km
- Lomas Gatos · viewpoint · De Baca · ~14 km
- Mesita Negra · viewpoint · De Baca · ~16 km
- Bronco Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~18 km
- White Mesa · viewpoint · De Baca · ~19 km
- Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · De Baca · ~20 km
- Sand Hill · viewpoint · De Baca · ~27 km
- The Mesa · viewpoint · Roosevelt · ~28 km
- Negrohead Butte · viewpoint · Roosevelt · ~30 km
- La Espia Peak · viewpoint · De Baca · ~31 km
- Taiban Peak · viewpoint · De Baca · ~39 km
- La Espiata Peak · viewpoint · Chaves · ~39 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Red Tank
- Sumner Dam · lake · De Baca · ~67 km · Must-see
- Sumner Lake State Park · lake · De Baca · ~68 km · Must-see
- Blue Hole · lake · Guadalupe · ~124 km · Must-see
- Two Rivers Dam North Dam · lake · Chaves · ~144 km · Must-see
- Two Rivers Dam South Dam · lake · Chaves · ~147 km · Must-see
- Fort Sumner Diversion Dam · lake · De Baca · ~49 km
- Bitter Lake Number Three Dam · lake · Chaves · ~106 km
- Bitter Lake Number Four Dam · lake · Chaves · ~107 km
- Greene Lake · lake · Curry · ~107 km
- Bitter Lake Number Five Dam · lake · Chaves · ~108 km
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Frequently asked
Is Red Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Red Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Red Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Red Tank?
Nearby: Fort Sumner State Monument (fort, 31 km), Sumner Dam (lake, 67 km), Sumner Lake State Park (lake, 68 km), Table Mountain (viewpoint, 1 km), Watts Hill (viewpoint, 2 km), Dipping Vat Hill (viewpoint, 2 km).