Balcon Park

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

Best time to visit Balcon Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Balcon Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.96369, -104.59012. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balcon Park

• Taylor Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~15 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Western Museum of Mining & Industry · museum · El Paso · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shove Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center · museum · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tahama Spring · attraction · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum · museum · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• KCSF-AM (Colorado Springs) · attraction · El Paso · ~32 km · Must-see
• Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site · museum · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Park · sanctuary · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Canyon Open Space · sanctuary · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pauline Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~37 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balcon Park

Other parks near Balcon Park

• Palmer Park · park · El Paso · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~45 km · Must-see
• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chatfield State Park · park · Douglas · ~94 km · Must-see
• Robert F. Clement Park · park · Jefferson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Grant - Frontier Park · park · Denver · ~108 km · Must-see
• Bonnie Brae Park · park · Denver · ~110 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Denver · ~110 km · Must-see
• Alamo Placita Park · park · Denver · ~113 km · Must-see

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