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: 37.44418, -103.51717. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cherry Canyon

• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dolores Mission · fort · Las Animas · ~28 km
• Church Of Christ · church · Las Animas · ~33 km
• David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~45 km
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~54 km
• Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~56 km
• Pinon Ridge · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~56 km
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~57 km
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~61 km
• Lone Rock · viewpoint · Baca · ~63 km
• Cobert Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~64 km
• Jesus Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~64 km
• Cow Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~66 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cherry Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cherry Canyon

• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~110 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~110 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~112 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~115 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~136 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~143 km · Must-see
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~54 km

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