Ranger Tower

Ranger Tower: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ranger Tower

Season: October to February.

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 Ranger Tower — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.26340, -104.89662. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ranger Tower

• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Western Museum of Mining & Industry · museum · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~40 km · Must-see
• Taylor Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Denver Colorado Temple · church · Arapahoe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• South Valley Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~49 km · Must-see

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• The Dancers · attraction · Denver · ~68 km · Must-see
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