Oak Ridge

Oak 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 Oak 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 Oak Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.09116, -105.03575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oak Ridge

• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~48 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~48 km · Must-see
• KDZA-AM (Pueblo) · attraction · Pueblo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Levee Mural Project · attraction · Pueblo · ~52 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~52 km · Must-see
• El Pueblo History Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~52 km · Must-see
• Runyon Lake · lake · Pueblo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Pueblo · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rosemount Museum · museum · Pueblo · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oak Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Oak Ridge

• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~45 km · Must-see
• Huerfano Butte · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~52 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~57 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see

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