Meckel Draw

Meckel Draw: 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 Meckel Draw

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 Meckel Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.63490, -100.65148. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Meckel Draw

• Caverns of Sonora · cave · Sutton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fort McKavett State Historic Site · fort · Menard · ~70 km · Must-see
• Soil Conservation Service Site 7 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~4 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 8 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~5 km
• Site Number Ten · lake · Sutton · ~8 km
• Sutton County Park · park · Sutton · ~8 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir · lake · Sutton · ~8 km
• Church of the Good Shepherd · church · Sutton · ~9 km
• Sonora Church of Christ · church · Sutton · ~9 km
• Colonel John S. Sutton · fort · Sutton · ~9 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 4 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~9 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 3 Dam · lake · Sutton · ~9 km
• Liberty Park · park · Sutton · ~10 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Dam · lake · Schleicher · ~14 km
• Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Dam · lake · Schleicher · ~20 km
• First Baptist Church of Eldorado · fort · Schleicher · ~32 km
• County Named for Texas Confederate Captain Gustav Schleicher · fort · Schleicher · ~32 km
• Panther Bluff · viewpoint · Sutton · ~38 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Meckel Draw

• Government Canyon · viewpoint · Crockett · ~101 km · Must-see
• Howard Draw · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~129 km · Must-see
• Panther Bluff · viewpoint · Sutton · ~38 km
• Chimney Bluff · viewpoint · Sutton · ~54 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Sutton · ~56 km
• Dummy Point · viewpoint · Sutton · ~59 km
• Kingfisher Bluff · viewpoint · Sutton · ~60 km
• Brokeleg Mountain · viewpoint · Sutton · ~62 km
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Schleicher · ~64 km
• Cedar Knob · viewpoint · Kimble · ~71 km

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