McElhaney Canyon

McElhaney 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 McElhaney 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 McElhaney Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.90834, -104.30303. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McElhaney Canyon

• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~56 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~60 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Pueblo · ~61 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~61 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanuel · temple · Pueblo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rosemount Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~63 km · Must-see
• KDZA-AM (Pueblo) · attraction · Pueblo · ~64 km · Must-see
• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lathrop State Park · sanctuary · Huerfano · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baculite Mesa · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Black Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~10 km
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McElhaney Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near McElhaney Canyon

• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~61 km · Must-see
• Baculite Mesa · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~78 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~97 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~103 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~105 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~105 km · Must-see
• Sangre de Cristo Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~106 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~106 km · Must-see

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