Los Compadres

Los Compadres: 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 heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Los Compadres

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Compadres — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.32897, -106.05509. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Los Compadres

• Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~3 km · Must-see
• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~41 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Dam · lake · Rio Arriba · ~43 km · Must-see
• Manby Hot Springs · attraction · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
• KDCE-AM (Espanola) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~45 km · Must-see
• Canjilon Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~47 km · Must-see
• Black Rock Hot Spring · attraction · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
• Abiquiu Lake · lake · Rio Arriba · ~48 km · Must-see
• San Antonio de Padua del Quemado Chapel · church · Rio Arriba · ~50 km · Must-see
• San Francisco De Asissi Church · church · Taos · ~50 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Echo Amphitheater · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cantonment Burgwin-1852-1860 Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Millicent Rogers Museum · museum · Taos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cerro Pedernal · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Los Compadres

Other forts & heritage near Los Compadres

• Posi Pueblo · fort · Taos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Puye Cliff Dwellings · fort · Rio Arriba · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jemez Mountains Historic Marker · fort · Santa Fe · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tsankawi Pueblo · fort · Santa Fe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Tsirege Pueblo Ruins · fort · Los Alamos · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Lowell Historical Marker · fort · Rio Arriba · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fort Marcy (ruins) · fort · Santa Fe · ~90 km · Must-see
• Palace of the Governors · fort · Santa Fe · ~90 km · Must-see
• Soldiers' Monument · fort · Santa Fe · ~90 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe on the Camino Real · fort · Santa Fe · ~93 km · Must-see

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