Shaffers Draw

Shaffers 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 Shaffers 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 Shaffers Draw — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.73719, -108.18731. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shaffers Draw

• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~65 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~74 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see
• Sand Wash Open OHV Area · viewpoint · Moffat · ~28 km
• Anthill Knob · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~42 km
• Powder Mountain · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~42 km
• Powder Rim · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~44 km
• Cherokee Rim · viewpoint · Carbon · ~51 km
• The Steps · viewpoint · Moffat · ~53 km
• Charcoal Likns · fort · Moffat · ~54 km
• Skull Creek Rim · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~54 km
• Prehistoric Rim · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~56 km
• Culverwell Dam · lake · Moffat · ~58 km
• Vermillion Falls, CO · waterfall · Moffat · ~60 km
• Poison Buttes · viewpoint · Carbon · ~60 km
• Red Creek Rim · viewpoint · Carbon · ~61 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shaffers Draw

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shaffers Draw

• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~65 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~75 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~77 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~78 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~85 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~89 km · Must-see
• Red Rock · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~98 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~102 km · Must-see

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