Capulin Canyon

Capulin 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 Capulin 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 Capulin Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.69864, -105.54806. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Capulin Canyon

• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~13 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~14 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~36 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~36 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Capulin Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Capulin Canyon

• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~13 km · Must-see
• Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~14 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~36 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~39 km · Must-see

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