Cabra Canyon

Cabra 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 Cabra 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.

Visiting Cabra Canyon: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Cabra Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.91169, -106.27725. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cabra Canyon

• KRSN-AM (Los Alamos) · attraction · Los Alamos · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bradbury Science Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~5 km · Must-see
• Los Alamos History Museum · museum · Los Alamos · ~5 km · Must-see
• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~10 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~10 km · Must-see
• Tsirege Pueblo Ruins · fort · Los Alamos · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cerro Grande · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bandelier National Monument · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~19 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~20 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe National Forest · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Valles Caldera supervolcano · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dome Wilderness · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~26 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~27 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Redondo Peak · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cochiti Lake · lake · Sandoval · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jemez Falls · waterfall · Sandoval · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cabra Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cabra Canyon

• Cerro Grande · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chicoma Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Valles Caldera supervolcano · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~23 km · Must-see
• Redondo Peak · viewpoint · Sandoval · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Atalaya Park · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~60 km · Must-see
• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~71 km · Must-see
• Capulin Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~72 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~92 km · Must-see

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