Los Esteros

Los Esteros: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Los Esteros

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Los Esteros — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.09419, -105.56252. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Los Esteros

• Truchas Peak · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~21 km · Must-see
• El Rito Presbyterian Church · church · Mora · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cleveland Roller Mill Museum · museum · Mora · ~27 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake State Park · lake · Mora · ~28 km · Must-see
• Morphy Lake · lake · Mora · ~28 km · Must-see
• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~36 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Lakes · lake · Colfax · ~42 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Baldy · viewpoint · Santa Fe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~44 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hermit Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~56 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~58 km · Must-see
• Poeh Cultural Center · museum · Santa Fe · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Los Esteros

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Los Esteros

• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~62 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe National Forest · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pecos National Historical Park · sanctuary · Santa Fe · ~79 km · Must-see
• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~81 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~84 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~89 km · Must-see
• Bandelier National Monument · sanctuary · Sandoval · ~96 km · Must-see

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