Antelope Tank

Antelope 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 Antelope 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 Antelope Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.35257, -106.99030. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Antelope Tank

• Fra Cristobal Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~21 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cañon del Muerto · viewpoint · Sierra · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Jornada del Muerto Volcano · viewpoint · Socorro · ~29 km · Must-see
• McRae Canyon · viewpoint · Sierra · ~30 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Sierra · ~35 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Craig · fort · Socorro · ~39 km · Must-see
• KCHS-AM (Truth or Consequence) · attraction · Sierra · ~41 km · Must-see
• Geronimo Springs Museum · museum · Sierra · ~43 km · Must-see
• Eaton Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~45 km · Must-see
• Truth or Consequences Historical Marker · park · Sierra · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little San Pascual Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~53 km · Must-see
• Salinas Peak · viewpoint · Sierra · ~54 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~58 km · Must-see
• Apache Kid Wilderness · sanctuary · Socorro · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Antelope Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Antelope Tank

• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~58 km · Must-see
• Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~70 km · Must-see
• Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~73 km · Must-see
• Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~94 km · Must-see
• Marijuana Tank · lake · Doña Ana · ~133 km · Must-see

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