Baca Canyon

Baca Canyon: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Baca Canyon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Baca Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.27001, -105.11890. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baca Canyon

• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~15 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~20 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~23 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mountain Home Dam · lake · Costilla · ~35 km · Must-see
• Spainish Peaks Church · church · Huerfano · ~35 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Garland Museum & Cultural Center · museum · Costilla · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~44 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~48 km · Must-see
• Smith Reservoir · lake · Costilla · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~49 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Lindsey · viewpoint · Costilla · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baca Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Baca Canyon

• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~15 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~20 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~23 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~28 km · Must-see
• San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~44 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Colorado

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