Deer Canyon

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.53823, -101.95707. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Canyon

• Fort Lancaster State Historic Site · fort · Crockett · ~36 km · Must-see
• Government Canyon · viewpoint · Crockett · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tunas Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~66 km · Must-see
• Howard Draw · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pecos Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~28 km
• Iraan City Park · park · Pecos · ~53 km
• Bachelor Hill · viewpoint · Crockett · ~56 km
• Simpson Canyon · viewpoint · Crockett · ~59 km
• Camp Melvin and the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos River · fort · Crockett · ~67 km
• Big Mesa · viewpoint · Pecos · ~71 km
• Big Baldy Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~72 km
• Dryden Intermediate Field Site 29 · fort · Terrell · ~74 km
• Mitchell Draw · viewpoint · Terrell · ~3 km
• Surveyor Canyon · viewpoint · Pecos · ~6 km
• Horsehead Canyon · viewpoint · Terrell · ~7 km
• Oil Well Canyon · viewpoint · Terrell · ~9 km
• Bearfoot Canyon · viewpoint · Pecos · ~10 km
• Seventeen Draw · viewpoint · Pecos · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Deer Canyon

• Government Canyon · viewpoint · Crockett · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tunas Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~66 km · Must-see
• Howard Draw · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Hills · viewpoint · Upton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Sierra Madera · viewpoint · Pecos · ~115 km · Must-see
• Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~143 km · Must-see
• Pecos Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~28 km
• Bachelor Hill · viewpoint · Crockett · ~56 km
• Simpson Canyon · viewpoint · Crockett · ~59 km
• Big Mesa · viewpoint · Pecos · ~71 km

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