Black Draw

Black Draw: 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 Black Draw

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 Black Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.21417, -103.59828. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Draw

• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~31 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~34 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~54 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~71 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~73 km · Must-see
• Horse Creek and Black Draw Dam · lake · Crowley · ~3 km
• Lake Henry Dam · lake · Crowley · ~13 km
• East Holbrook Mennonite Church · church · Otero · ~20 km
• Holbrook Dam · lake · Otero · ~21 km
• Horse Creek Dam · lake · Otero · ~23 km
• Worship Center of Rocky Ford · museum · Otero · ~26 km
• Crowley School · museum · Crowley · ~28 km
• Bent's Old Fort Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~30 km
• The State Bank · fort · Otero · ~32 km
• Otero Museum · museum · Otero · ~33 km
• First Assembly Of God · church · Otero · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Draw

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• Baculite Mesa · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~107 km · Must-see
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• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~139 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~149 km · Must-see
• Black Hills · viewpoint · Crowley · ~42 km
• Kim Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~57 km
• Iron Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~84 km
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~85 km
• Black Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~98 km
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~104 km

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