Perly Canyon

Perly 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 Perly 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.

Visiting Perly Canyon: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Perly Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.35779, -103.88024. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Perly Canyon

• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~69 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~73 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~75 km · Must-see
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~20 km
• Pinon Ridge · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~26 km
• Brown Sheep Camp Corral · fort · Las Animas · ~27 km
• Brown Sheep Camp · fort · Las Animas · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Perly Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Perly Canyon

• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~91 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~102 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~107 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~115 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~118 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~121 km · Must-see

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