Derrame Tank

Derrame 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 Derrame 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 Derrame Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.40337, -107.66506. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Derrame Tank

• Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~24 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · Cibola · ~58 km · Must-see
• Guadalupe ruins · fort · Sandoval · ~63 km · Must-see
• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cabezon Peak · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~70 km · Must-see
• Mesa Prieta · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dirty Point · viewpoint · Cibola · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bandera Volcano Ice Cave · cave · Cibola · ~74 km · Must-see
• San Lucas Dam · lake · McKinley · ~3 km
• Jesus Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~5 km
• Leopoldo Diversion Dam · lake · McKinley · ~6 km
• San Mateo Mesa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~10 km
• San Mateo Lake Dam · lake · Cibola · ~12 km
• Mesa de Ortega · viewpoint · McKinley · ~13 km
• Cerro Alesna · viewpoint · McKinley · ~14 km
• Muggy Point · viewpoint · McKinley · ~16 km
• Kerr-McGee Tailings Dam Pond Number One · lake · McKinley · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Derrame Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Derrame Tank

• Jemez Canyon Dam · lake · Sandoval · ~127 km · Must-see
• Isleta Diversion Dam · lake · Valencia · ~131 km · Must-see
• San Lucas Dam · lake · McKinley · ~3 km
• Leopoldo Diversion Dam · lake · McKinley · ~6 km
• San Mateo Lake Dam · lake · Cibola · ~12 km
• Kerr-McGee Tailings Dam Pond Number One · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
• Kerr McGee Storage Dam · lake · McKinley · ~18 km
• Zia Storage Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~21 km
• Ambrosia Lake · lake · McKinley · ~23 km
• Chico Detention Dam Number Two · lake · McKinley · ~24 km

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