McNeil Fields

McNeil Fields: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit McNeil Fields

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 McNeil Fields — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.46221, -107.87617. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McNeil Fields

• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~2 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~4 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~8 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~26 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~31 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Morrow Point Reservoir · lake · Gunnison · ~48 km · Must-see
• Curecanti Needle · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~51 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McNeil Fields

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near McNeil Fields

• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~3 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~23 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels Wilderness · sanctuary · Ouray · ~62 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~87 km · Must-see

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