Rocky Tank

Rocky 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 Rocky 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 Rocky Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.38530, -105.83668. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rocky Tank

• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~17 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~21 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~26 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~26 km · Must-see
• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~27 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~28 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~42 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~51 km · Must-see
• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rocky Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Rocky Tank

• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~66 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~69 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~73 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~79 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~79 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~104 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~105 km · Must-see

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