Oak Canyon

Oak 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 Oak 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 Oak Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.89891, -103.88608. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oak Canyon

• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~19 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~27 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~56 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~72 km · Must-see
• Folsom Falls · waterfall · Union · ~4 km
• Alps Mesa · viewpoint · Union · ~4 km
• Emery Peak · viewpoint · Union · ~4 km
• Hoodoo Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~5 km
• Buffalo Head · viewpoint · Union · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Oak Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Oak Canyon

• Sierra Grande · viewpoint · Union · ~27 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mesa de Maya · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Mesa · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~72 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~91 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~134 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Trail Canyon · viewpoint · Baca · ~134 km · Must-see

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