Ruxton Draw

Ruxton 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 Ruxton 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 Ruxton Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74418, -103.14826. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ruxton Draw

• Comanche National Grassland · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Lyon · fort · Bent · ~46 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir · lake · Bent · ~49 km · Must-see
• John Martin Reservoir State Park · lake · Bent · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~51 km · Must-see
• Purgatoire River Dinosaur Tracks · attraction · Las Animas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~54 km · Must-see
• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~68 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~70 km · Must-see
• Colorado Millennial Site · fort · Baca · ~20 km
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~22 km
• David Canyon D Road · fort · Otero · ~42 km
• John W. Rawlings Heritage Center · museum · Bent · ~46 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Bent · ~46 km
• Las Animas Christian Church · church · Bent · ~46 km
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Bent · ~49 km
• Dolores Mission · fort · Las Animas · ~50 km
• Bent's Old Fort Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~51 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ruxton Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ruxton Draw

• Two Buttes · viewpoint · Prowers · ~68 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~95 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~97 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~114 km · Must-see
• The Windsplitter · viewpoint · Baca · ~22 km
• Lone Rock · viewpoint · Baca · ~60 km
• Bear Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~95 km
• Big Canyon Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~105 km
• Sugarloaf Butte · viewpoint · Union · ~106 km

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