Queens Canyon

Queens 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 Queens 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 Queens Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.89305, -104.88664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Queens Canyon

• Garden of the Gods Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~3 km · Must-see
• Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site · museum · El Paso · ~3 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~5 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~6 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~9 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · museum · El Paso · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~9 km · Must-see
• Shove Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tahama Spring · attraction · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bear Creek Cañon Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · museum · El Paso · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~12 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · El Paso · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Queens Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Queens Canyon

• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~9 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~9 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~10 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~50 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~56 km · Must-see

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