Local favourite lake · Hidalgo, New Mexico
Smith Tank
Smith Tank is a lake in Hidalgo, New Mexico.
Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 31.45205, -108.73171. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Smith Tank
- Taylor Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~18 km · Must-see
- Foster Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~18 km · Must-see
- Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~24 km · Must-see
- Guadalupe Canyon · viewpoint · Cochise · ~37 km · Must-see
- Skeleton Canyon · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~41 km · Must-see
- Big Hatchet Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~47 km · Must-see
- Whitmire Pass · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~48 km · Must-see
- Zeller Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~49 km · Must-see
- Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~61 km · Must-see
- San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cochise · ~64 km · Must-see
- Black Draw · viewpoint · Cochise · ~65 km · Must-see
- Red Hill · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~8 km
- Center Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~14 km
- 7K Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~17 km
- Hilo Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~18 km
- Animas Peak · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~19 km
- Black Point · viewpoint · Hidalgo · ~24 km
- Cerro Buenavista · viewpoint · Agua Prieta · ~27 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Smith Tank
- Playas Lake · lake · Hidalgo · ~61 km · Must-see
- Palomas Draw Number Nine Dam · lake · Luna · ~105 km
- Palomas Draw Retention Dam Number 8 · lake · Luna · ~106 km
- Palomas Draw Number Eight Dam · lake · Luna · ~107 km
- Palomas Red Hill Dam · lake · Luna · ~107 km
- Palomas Draw Retention Dam Number 7 · lake · Luna · ~108 km
- Miller-Gibson Detention Dam Number 1 · lake · Luna · ~121 km
- Miller-Gibson Dam Number 3 · lake · Luna · ~121 km
- Miller-Gibson Dam Number 4 · lake · Luna · ~124 km
- Miller-Gibson Detention Dam Number 2 · lake · Luna · ~126 km
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Frequently asked
Is Smith Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Smith Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Smith Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Smith Tank?
Nearby: Taylor Draw (viewpoint, 18 km), Foster Draw (viewpoint, 18 km), Elephant Butte (viewpoint, 24 km), Guadalupe Canyon (viewpoint, 37 km), Skeleton Canyon (viewpoint, 41 km), Big Hatchet Peak (viewpoint, 47 km).