Schoolhouse

Schoolhouse: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Schoolhouse

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Schoolhouse — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.12990, -104.84859. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schoolhouse

• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~36 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Culebra Peak · viewpoint · Costilla · ~37 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~38 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trinchera Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Schoolhouse

Other forts & heritage near Schoolhouse

• St. James Hotel · fort · Colfax · ~87 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~93 km · Must-see
• Catskill Charcoal Ovens · fort · Colfax · ~26 km
• Steam Engine 638 · fort · Las Animas · ~38 km
• Bloom Mansion · fort · Las Animas · ~39 km
• Ludlow Tent Colony Site · fort · Las Animas · ~41 km
• The Ludlow Massacre · fort · Las Animas · ~41 km
• Drop City · fort · Las Animas · ~42 km
• County Road 19 · fort · Costilla · ~65 km
• Robinson Number One Mine · fort · Huerfano · ~68 km

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