The 38th Parallel

The 38th Parallel: 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 The 38th Parallel

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 The 38th Parallel — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.00164, -105.90890. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The 38th Parallel

• Sangre de Cristo Wilderness · sanctuary · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saguache County Museum · museum · Saguache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Eureka Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~31 km · Must-see
• Willow Lake · lake · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• Challenger Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Adams · viewpoint · Saguache · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mountain · viewpoint · Saguache · ~34 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fluted Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Columbia Point · viewpoint · Saguache · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crestone Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crestone Needle · viewpoint · Custer · ~37 km · Must-see
• Broken Hand Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The 38th Parallel

Other forts & heritage near The 38th Parallel

• Orient Mine · fort · Saguache · ~31 km
• Shrine of Our Lady · fort · Saguache · ~44 km
• Indian Grove · fort · Saguache · ~53 km
• Japanese Memorial Garden · fort · Alamosa · ~74 km
• Husung Hardware · fort · Alamosa · ~74 km
• San Luis Valley Brewery Company/The Roast · fort · Alamosa · ~74 km
• North F Street · fort · Chaffee · ~75 km
• Turret Post Office · fort · Chaffee · ~89 km
• Bishop Castle · fort · Custer · ~90 km
• Fort Massachusetts · fort · Costilla · ~91 km

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