Jolly Pit

Jolly Pit: 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 Jolly Pit

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 Jolly Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.43252, -104.64110. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jolly Pit

• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lathrop State Park · sanctuary · Huerfano · ~33 km · Must-see
• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~34 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~40 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Spainish Peaks Church · church · Huerfano · ~42 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jolly Pit

Other forts & heritage near Jolly Pit

• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~99 km · Must-see
• St. James Hotel · fort · Colfax · ~133 km · Must-see
• Ludlow Tent Colony Site · fort · Las Animas · ~14 km
• Robinson Number One Mine · fort · Huerfano · ~31 km
• The Ludlow Massacre · fort · Las Animas · ~33 km
• Drop City · fort · Las Animas · ~34 km
• Steam Engine 638 · fort · Las Animas · ~39 km
• Bloom Mansion · fort · Las Animas · ~40 km
• Schoolhouse · fort · Las Animas · ~48 km
• Brown Sheep Camp · fort · Las Animas · ~58 km

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