Richardson Pit

Richardson Pit: 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Richardson Pit

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

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 Richardson Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.68255, -103.87929. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Richardson Pit

• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~54 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~74 km · Must-see
• Snowden Lake · lake · Otero · ~24 km
• Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~31 km
• Dolores Mission · fort · Las Animas · ~33 km
• Iron Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~39 km
• David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~40 km
• Swink Reservoir Number 2 · lake · Otero · ~40 km
• Swink Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Otero · ~42 km
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~44 km
• Brown Sheep Camp Corral · fort · Las Animas · ~47 km
• The Hogback · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~47 km
• Brown Sheep Camp · fort · Las Animas · ~47 km
• Brown No 1 Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~50 km
• Van Bremer Number 1 Dam · lake · Las Animas · ~53 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Richardson Pit

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Richardson Pit

• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~74 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~101 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~107 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~109 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~111 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~112 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~113 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~115 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~125 km · Must-see

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