Richards Canyon

Richards 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 Richards 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 Richards Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.78334, -103.39216. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Richards Canyon

• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~31 km · Must-see
• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~50 km · Must-see
• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~51 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~60 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~62 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~66 km · Must-see
• David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~15 km
• Dolores Mission · fort · Las Animas · ~29 km
• First Assembly Of God · church · Otero · ~30 km
• Otero Museum · museum · Otero · ~32 km
• The State Bank · fort · Otero · ~33 km
• Bent's Old Fort Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~36 km
• Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~43 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bent · ~43 km
• Las Animas Christian Church · church · Bent · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Richards Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Richards Canyon

• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~86 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~95 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~95 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~98 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~132 km · Must-see
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~44 km
• Lone Rock · viewpoint · Baca · ~78 km
• Iron Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~87 km
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~92 km
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~93 km

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