Smith Hollow

Smith Hollow: 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 Smith Hollow

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 Smith Hollow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.10362, -103.89690. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Hollow

• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~25 km · Must-see
• Koshare Museum & Trading Post · museum · Otero · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site · fort · Otero · ~52 km · Must-see
• Adobe Creek Dam · lake · Bent · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Crowley School · museum · Crowley · ~14 km
• Fowler Historical Society, Inc and Museum · museum · Otero · ~14 km
• Swink Reservoir Number 1 · lake · Otero · ~16 km
• Swink Reservoir Number 2 · lake · Otero · ~20 km
• Worship Center of Rocky Ford · museum · Otero · ~21 km
• Hardesty Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~24 km
• Prairie Land and Irrigation Number 1 Dam · lake · Otero · ~29 km
• Lake Henry Dam · lake · Crowley · ~29 km
• Holbrook Dam · lake · Otero · ~33 km
• Horse Creek and Black Draw Dam · lake · Crowley · ~38 km
• The State Bank · fort · Otero · ~42 km
• Otero Museum · museum · Otero · ~42 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Hollow

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• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~123 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~126 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~139 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~143 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~144 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~146 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~146 km · Must-see

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