Barrel Canyon

Barrel 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 Barrel 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 Barrel Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.88103, -102.39986. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barrel Canyon

• Black Gap Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Brewster · ~74 km · Must-see
• Paso Las Pompas · viewpoint · Chihuahua · ~17 km
• Paso El Colorado · viewpoint · Chihuahua · ~24 km
• Cañón El Oso · viewpoint · Acuña · ~26 km
• Baxter's Curve Train Robbery · fort · Terrell · ~30 km
• Cable Hills · viewpoint · Terrell · ~33 km
• Dryden Intermediate Field Site 29 · fort · Terrell · ~33 km
• Cañón Las Palomas · viewpoint · Acuña · ~33 km
• El Buen Pastor Methodist Church · fort · Terrell · ~36 km
• Terrell County Memorial Museum · museum · Terrell · ~37 km
• Cañón El Sheriffe · viewpoint · Acuña · ~48 km
• Cañón La Madera · viewpoint · Acuña · ~56 km
• Dove Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~57 km
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~59 km
• Cañón El Cíbolo · viewpoint · Acuña · ~59 km
• Cupola Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~62 km
• Cañón Las Antonias · viewpoint · Acuña · ~64 km
• Sevenmile Canyon · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~65 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Barrel Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Barrel Canyon

• Persimmon Gap Draw hike · viewpoint · Brewster · ~98 km · Must-see
• Howard Draw · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~107 km · Must-see
• Boquillas Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · Brewster · ~115 km · Must-see
• Sierra Madera · viewpoint · Pecos · ~117 km · Must-see
• Santiago Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~123 km · Must-see
• Nugent Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~127 km · Must-see
• Pummel Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~129 km · Must-see
• Wright Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~129 km · Must-see
• Panther Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lost Mine Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~134 km · Must-see

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