Point Canyon

Point 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 Point 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 Point Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.88043, -103.68712. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Point Canyon

• Balmorhea Lake · lake · Reeves · ~12 km · Must-see
• Balmorhea State Park · park · Reeves · ~13 km · Must-see
• Limpia Canyon · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Davis National Historic Site · fort · Jeff Davis · ~47 km · Must-see
• Davis Mountains State Park · park · Jeff Davis · ~48 km · Must-see
• Point of Rocks roadside park · park · Jeff Davis · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Livermore · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~67 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~68 km · Must-see
• KRTS · attraction · Jeff Davis · ~72 km · Must-see
• Elkins Hills · viewpoint · Reeves · ~8 km
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~8 km
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Reeves · ~12 km
• Henry Flipper Hill · viewpoint · Reeves · ~17 km
• Beard Mountain · viewpoint · Reeves · ~19 km
• Cat Hill · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~22 km
• Big Aguja Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Point Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Point Canyon

• Limpia Canyon · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Livermore · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~67 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sierra Madera · viewpoint · Pecos · ~101 km · Must-see
• Santiago Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~149 km · Must-see
• Elkins Hills · viewpoint · Reeves · ~8 km
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~8 km
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Reeves · ~12 km

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