Short Draw

Short 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 Short 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 Short Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.28627, -103.93185. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Short Draw

• Blackwell School National Historic Site · park · Presidio · ~11 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Point of Rocks roadside park · park · Jeff Davis · ~38 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Davis National Historic Site · fort · Jeff Davis · ~44 km · Must-see
• Davis Mountains State Park · park · Jeff Davis · ~45 km · Must-see
• KRTS · attraction · Jeff Davis · ~48 km · Must-see
• Tethered Aerostat Radar System · attraction · Presidio · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Livermore · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Limpia Canyon · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~72 km · Must-see
• Marfa Holocaust & Model Ship Museum · museum · Presidio · ~10 km
• RULE Gallery · museum · Presidio · ~11 km
• Ballroom Marfa · museum · Presidio · ~11 km
• Arber and Son Editions · museum · Presidio · ~11 km
• Blackwell School · museum · Presidio · ~11 km
• Marfa Museum · museum · Presidio · ~11 km
• Art Blocks · museum · Presidio · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Short Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Short Draw

• Carpenter Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Trans-Pecos · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Livermore · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~57 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~61 km · Must-see
• Limpia Canyon · viewpoint · Jeff Davis · ~72 km · Must-see
• Santiago Peak · viewpoint · Brewster · ~88 km · Must-see
• Solitario Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~114 km · Must-see
• Packsaddle Mountain · viewpoint · Brewster · ~116 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Presidio · ~120 km · Must-see
• Cerro de las Burras · viewpoint · Presidio · ~124 km · Must-see

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