Maxwell Park

Maxwell Park: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Maxwell Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Maxwell Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.54335, -104.54330. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maxwell Park

• Raton-Clayton volcanic field · viewpoint · Colfax · ~28 km · Must-see
• Laughlin Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~42 km · Must-see
• St. James Hotel · fort · Colfax · ~42 km · Must-see
• National Scouting Museum · museum · Colfax · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rayado · attraction · Colfax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Museum · museum · Colfax · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Mesa · viewpoint · Colfax · ~51 km · Must-see
• Tooth of Time · viewpoint · Colfax · ~54 km · Must-see
• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~65 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Phillips · viewpoint · Colfax · ~69 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~71 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Number 12 Dam · lake · Colfax · ~6 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Maxwell Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Maxwell Park

• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~59 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~70 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kiowa National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~99 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~107 km · Must-see
• Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~116 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~133 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~138 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~149 km · Must-see

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