Cedar Tanks

Cedar Tanks: 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 Cedar Tanks

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 Cedar Tanks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.10898, -105.84888. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Tanks

• University Park · sanctuary · Otero · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alameda Park Zoo · sanctuary · Otero · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ruidoso River Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ruidoso Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cathey Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bonito Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~50 km · Must-see
• Argentina peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fox Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Weed Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Otero · ~54 km · Must-see
• White Sands National Monument · attraction · Otero · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Stanton-Snowy River National Conservation Area · fort · Lincoln · ~66 km · Must-see
• White Sands National Monument · park · Otero · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lincoln National Forest · viewpoint · Chaves · ~70 km · Must-see
• White Sands National Park · sanctuary · Otero · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lion Peak · viewpoint · Otero · ~4 km
• Round Mountain · sanctuary · Otero · ~7 km
• Round Mountain Historical Marker · park · Otero · ~7 km
• Nogal Dam Number Two · lake · Otero · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Tanks

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Cedar Tanks

• Bonito Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~50 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Dam South Dam · lake · Chaves · ~133 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Dam North Dam · lake · Chaves · ~133 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~137 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~138 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~139 km · Must-see
• Nogal Dam Number Two · lake · Otero · ~8 km
• Shields Dam · lake · Otero · ~16 km
• Mitchell Dam · lake · Otero · ~16 km
• Jose Second Dam Number 3 · lake · Otero · ~27 km

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