Blue Ridge

Blue Ridge: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Blue Ridge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Blue Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.85161, -104.22226. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Ridge

• Saint Charles Mesa Dam · lake · Pueblo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~68 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~70 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Pueblo · ~73 km · Must-see
• KSPK-FM (Walsenburg) · attraction · Huerfano · ~73 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanuel · temple · Pueblo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rosemount Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith Reservoir · lake · Crowley · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Iron Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~5 km
• Black Ridge · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~20 km
• Snowden Lake · lake · Otero · ~21 km
• Hogback · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~25 km
• Upper Chicosa Reservoir · lake · Pueblo · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Blue Ridge

• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~68 km · Must-see
• Baculite Mesa · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~84 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~87 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~100 km · Must-see
• Aguaje Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~102 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~102 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~106 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mount Mestas · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~108 km · Must-see

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