Army Tank

Army 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 Army 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 Army Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.31591, -106.76863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Army Tank

• Salinas Peak · viewpoint · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jornada del Muerto Volcano · viewpoint · Socorro · ~32 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fra Cristobal Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cañon del Muerto · viewpoint · Sierra · ~45 km · Must-see
• McRae Canyon · viewpoint · Sierra · ~49 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Craig · fort · Socorro · ~53 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Sierra · ~53 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~54 km · Must-see
• Victorio Peak · viewpoint · Doña Ana · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little San Pascual Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~57 km · Must-see
• KCHS-AM (Truth or Consequence) · attraction · Sierra · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~60 km · Must-see
• Trinity Site · sanctuary · Socorro · ~61 km · Must-see
• Geronimo Springs Museum · museum · Sierra · ~62 km · Must-see
• Oscura Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Army Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Army Tank

• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~49 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~60 km · Must-see
• Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~82 km · Must-see
• Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~85 km · Must-see
• Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~118 km · Must-see
• Bonito Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~122 km · Must-see

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