Cherry Canyon

Cherry 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 Cherry 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 Cherry Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.12365, -104.85610. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cherry Canyon

• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~36 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~38 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cherry Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cherry Canyon

• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~36 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~44 km · Must-see

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