kiva

kiva: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit kiva

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 kiva — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.18957, -107.31214. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near kiva

• Chimney Rock National Monument · sanctuary · Archuleta · ~1 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~17 km · Must-see
• Yellowjacket Pass · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~18 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers Marina · lake · Archuleta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~45 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~46 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~47 km · Must-see
• Brice Canyon · viewpoint · La Plata · ~48 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~55 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~58 km · Must-see
• Amherst Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~59 km · Must-see
• Organ Mountain · viewpoint · La Plata · ~59 km · Must-see
• San Juan National Forest · sanctuary · La Plata · ~59 km · Must-see
• Irving Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of kiva

Other forts & heritage near kiva

• Frances Canyon Ruin · fort · Rio Arriba · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aztec Ruins National Monument · fort · San Juan · ~91 km · Must-see
• Salmon Ruins · fort · San Juan · ~104 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~109 km · Must-see
• Tomboy · fort · San Miguel · ~115 km · Must-see
• Cliff Palace · fort · Montezuma · ~129 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Great Kiva · fort · Archuleta · ~0 km
• Chimney Rock Great House · fort · Archuleta · ~1 km
• Navajo Road · fort · Archuleta · ~19 km
• Veterans Memorial · fort · La Plata · ~65 km

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