Hawk Canyon

Hawk 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 Hawk 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 Hawk Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.27969, -104.56551. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hawk Canyon

• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~16 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~17 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~47 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lathrop State Park · sanctuary · Huerfano · ~55 km · Must-see
• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hawk Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hawk Canyon

• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~47 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~57 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~66 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~72 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~72 km · Must-see

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