Loading Pen Canyon

Loading Pen 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 Loading Pen 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 Loading Pen Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.57749, -108.29369. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Loading Pen Canyon

• Summit Dam · lake · Montezuma · ~24 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~29 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~32 km · Must-see
• Diorite Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~34 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hermosa Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · La Plata · ~38 km · Must-see
• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~43 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Loading Pen Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Loading Pen Canyon

• Hesperus Mountain · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sharkstooth Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~29 km · Must-see
• Centennial Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lavender Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Moss · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Spiller Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~31 km · Must-see
• Babcock Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~32 km · Must-see
• Diorite Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~33 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~34 km · Must-see
• Menefee Peak · viewpoint · Montezuma · ~35 km · Must-see

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