Goat Windmill

Goat Windmill: 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 Goat Windmill

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 Goat Windmill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.14370, -105.68249. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goat Windmill

• Ruidoso Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ruidoso River Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fox Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• University Park · sanctuary · Otero · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bonito Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km · Must-see
• Alameda Park Zoo · sanctuary · Otero · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cathey Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~49 km · Must-see
• Weed Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Otero · ~49 km · Must-see
• Argentina peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Conservation Area · fort · Lincoln · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lincoln National Forest · viewpoint · Chaves · ~53 km · Must-see
• Capitan Mountains Wilderness · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~75 km · Must-see
• Harley Mountain · viewpoint · Otero · ~7 km
• Shields Dam · lake · Otero · ~9 km
• Saint Josephs Mission · church · Otero · ~10 km
• Mescalero Apache Reservation Historical Marker · park · Otero · ~10 km
• Apache Summit · viewpoint · Otero · ~12 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Goat Windmill

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Goat Windmill

• Bonito Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~44 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Dam South Dam · lake · Chaves · ~113 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Dam North Dam · lake · Chaves · ~113 km · Must-see
• Shields Dam · lake · Otero · ~9 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~14 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number Six Dam · lake · Otero · ~14 km
• Whitetail Dam Number Five · lake · Otero · ~15 km
• Cooley Canyon Dam Number 2 · lake · Otero · ~15 km
• Pine Tree Canyon Damsite Number Seven Dam · lake · Otero · ~16 km
• Whitetail Dam Number Six · lake · Otero · ~16 km

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