James Draw

James 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 James 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 James Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.77263, -102.67039. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Draw

• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~21 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~52 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~53 km · Must-see
• Amache National Historic Site · park · Prowers · ~54 km · Must-see
• Historic Granada War Relocation Center (Camp Amache), 1942-1945 · park · Prowers · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~66 km · Must-see
• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes Dam · lake · Baca · ~24 km
• Galaxy Gallery · museum · Prowers · ~45 km
• Bent's New Fort · fort · Bent · ~46 km
• Prowers Bridge · fort · Bent · ~46 km
• Tristate 9-11 Memorial · fort · Prowers · ~48 km
• Big Timbers Museum · museum · Prowers · ~48 km
• Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~48 km
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~50 km
• Springfield Museum · museum · Baca · ~52 km
• Camp Amache Veterans Memorial · fort · Prowers · ~53 km
• Verhoeff Dam · lake · Bent · ~53 km

See everything within a day’s drive of James Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near James Draw

• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~21 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~106 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~122 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~131 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~139 km · Must-see
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~50 km
• Lone Rock · viewpoint · Baca · ~68 km
• Bear Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~106 km
• East Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Cimarron · ~109 km
• Sugarloaf Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~115 km

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