Bill Tank

Bill 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 Bill 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 Bill Tank — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.45683, -107.47058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bill Tank

• Spring Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~22 km · Must-see
• Apache Kid Wilderness · sanctuary · Socorro · ~26 km · Must-see
• West Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~29 km · Must-see
• Eaton Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fra Cristobal Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~46 km · Must-see
• McRae Canyon · viewpoint · Sierra · ~51 km · Must-see
• Truth or Consequences Historical Marker · park · Sierra · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~52 km · Must-see
• KCHS-AM (Truth or Consequence) · attraction · Sierra · ~52 km · Must-see
• Geronimo Springs Museum · museum · Sierra · ~52 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~53 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte · viewpoint · Sierra · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cañon del Muerto · viewpoint · Sierra · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fort Craig · fort · Socorro · ~59 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aldo Leopold Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jornada del Muerto Volcano · viewpoint · Socorro · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bill Tank

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Bill Tank

• Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~52 km · Must-see
• Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~53 km · Must-see
• Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~72 km · Must-see
• Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~78 km · Must-see
• Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~80 km · Must-see
• Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~81 km · Must-see
• Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~90 km · Must-see
• Snow Lake Dam · lake · Catron · ~119 km · Must-see

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