Hersch Canyon

Hersch 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 Hersch 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 Hersch Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.05612, -107.10921. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hersch Canyon

• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~31 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Stone Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~54 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~59 km · Must-see
• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~59 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~65 km · Must-see
• Stinking Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~67 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~68 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hersch Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hersch Canyon

• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~40 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~54 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~61 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~68 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~68 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~73 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~74 km · Must-see

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