Long Meadows

Long Meadows: 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 Long Meadows

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 Long Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.35788, -105.81951. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Meadows

• Kawuneeche Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Ida · viewpoint · Larimer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chief Cheley Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Julian · viewpoint · Larimer · ~7 km · Must-see
• Terra Tomah Mountain · viewpoint · Larimer · ~8 km · Must-see
• Milner Pass · viewpoint · Larimer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Poudre Lake · lake · Larimer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Green Knoll · viewpoint · Grand · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sprague Glacier · viewpoint · Larimer · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Nimbus · viewpoint · Grand · ~10 km · Must-see
• Stones Peak · viewpoint · Larimer · ~10 km · Must-see
• Mount Cumulus · viewpoint · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Snowdrift Lake · lake · Grand · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bowen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~12 km · Must-see
• Specimen Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rocky Mountain National Park · sanctuary · Larimer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Alberta Falls · waterfall · Larimer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Howard Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Long Meadows

• Rocky Mountain National Park · sanctuary · Larimer · ~12 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt National Forest · sanctuary · Larimer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Neota Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Paradise Park Natural Area · sanctuary · Grand · ~25 km · Must-see
• Arapaho National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Grand · ~33 km · Must-see
• Comanche Peak Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~34 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rawah Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Arapaho National Forest · sanctuary · Grand · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cache La Poudre Wilderness · sanctuary · Larimer · ~58 km · Must-see

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