Brown Canyon

Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.87336, -103.76774. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Canyon

• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~69 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~74 km · Must-see
• River Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~2 km
• Timber Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~8 km
• Carr Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~9 km
• Emery Peak · viewpoint · Union · ~10 km
• Devoys Peak · viewpoint · Union · ~11 km
• Purvine Hills · viewpoint · Union · ~12 km
• Folsom Falls · waterfall · Union · ~13 km
• Purvine Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Brown Canyon

• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~58 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~83 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~105 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~121 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~147 km · Must-see

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