Eagle Nest Tank

Eagle Nest 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 Eagle Nest 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 Eagle Nest Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.43670, -107.32505. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Eagle Nest Tank

• Guadalupe ruins · fort · Sandoval · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mesa Prieta · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cabezon Peak · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Taylor · viewpoint · Cibola · ~42 km · Must-see
• La Mesita Blanca · viewpoint · Bernalillo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dirty Point · viewpoint · Cibola · ~62 km · Must-see
• Eagle Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rio Puerco Bridge (historic) · attraction · Bernalillo · ~71 km · Must-see
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · McKinley · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Durazno · viewpoint · McKinley · ~4 km
• Cerritos de la Jolla de Santa Rosa · viewpoint · McKinley · ~4 km
• Cerro Montoso · viewpoint · McKinley · ~5 km
• Marquez Wildlife Area · park · McKinley · ~5 km
• Cerro Colorado · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~6 km
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~8 km
• Mesa de la Vereda Piedra Blanca · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~8 km
• Cerrito Ojo Frio · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~9 km
• Lagunita · lake · McKinley · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Eagle Nest Tank

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