Rainbow Spring

Rainbow Spring: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Rainbow Spring

Season: October to February.

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 Rainbow Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.91045, -108.95117. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Spring

• Hawikuh Pueblo Ruins · fort · Cibola · ~5 km · Must-see
• Zuni Salt Lake · lake · Catron · ~67 km · Must-see
• El Morro National Monument · sanctuary · Cibola · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tekapo Reservoir Dam · lake · McKinley · ~17 km
• Barth Lake · lake · Apache · ~21 km
• Mesa Colorado · viewpoint · Cibola · ~23 km
• A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center · museum · McKinley · ~24 km
• Dowa Yalanne · viewpoint · McKinley · ~27 km
• Eustace Dam · lake · McKinley · ~28 km
• Zuñi Buttes · viewpoint · McKinley · ~30 km
• Black Rock Dam · lake · McKinley · ~31 km
• Black Rock Reservoir · lake · McKinley · ~32 km
• Two Grey Hills · viewpoint · McKinley · ~32 km
• Upper Galestina Number 7 Reservoir · lake · Cibola · ~33 km
• Upper Galestina Number One A Reservoir · lake · McKinley · ~35 km
• Los Pilares · viewpoint · Cibola · ~36 km
• Mesita De Yeso · viewpoint · Cibola · ~37 km
• Feather Rock · viewpoint · McKinley · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Spring

Other other attractions near Rainbow Spring

• Roy T. Herman's Garage · attraction · McKinley · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lightning Field · attraction · Catron · ~111 km · Must-see
• KZUA-FM (hOLBROOK · attraction · Navajo · ~135 km · Must-see
• KDJI-AM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~141 km · Must-see
• KJNN-LP-FM (Holbrook) · attraction · Navajo · ~142 km · Must-see
• Water Dog Springs · attraction · Apache · ~63 km
• The Tepees · attraction · Apache · ~94 km
• Stephen T. Mather Memorial Plaque · attraction · Navajo · ~105 km
• Beehive Spring Number Two · attraction · Apache · ~130 km
• Charlies Spring · attraction · Apache · ~145 km

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