Lower Tank

Lower 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 Lower 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 Lower Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.40751, -106.82115. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lower Tank

• Christ of the Desert Monastery · church · Rio Arriba · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chama River Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~20 km · Must-see
• Capulin Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~23 km · Must-see
• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~29 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~31 km · Must-see
• Echo Amphitheater · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~33 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~38 km · Must-see
• San Pedro Parks Wilderness · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~49 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~51 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~57 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~71 km · Must-see
• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dead Man Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lower Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Tank

• El Vado Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~28 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~29 km · Must-see
• El Vado Reservoir · lake · Rio Arriba · ~31 km · Must-see
• Heron Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~38 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~50 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~98 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~106 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~113 km · Must-see

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