Penrose Draw

Penrose 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 Penrose 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 Penrose Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.88362, -103.14298. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Penrose Draw

• Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~27 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~32 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~38 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~46 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~51 km · Must-see
• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~75 km · Must-see
• John W. Rawlings Heritage Center · museum · Bent · ~27 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bent · ~27 km
• Las Animas Christian Church · church · Bent · ~27 km
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Bent · ~30 km
• Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~38 km
• Bent's Old Fort Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~38 km
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~40 km
• Verhoeff Dam · lake · Bent · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Penrose Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Penrose Draw

• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~73 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~112 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~115 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~131 km · Must-see
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~40 km
• Lone Rock · viewpoint · Baca · ~78 km
• Black Hills · viewpoint · Crowley · ~96 km
• Kim Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~97 km
• Bear Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~114 km

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