Kit Carson Park

Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.17727, -104.50719. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kit Carson Park

• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~2 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~30 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~59 km · Must-see
• West Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cordova Pass · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Kit Carson Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Kit Carson Park

• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lathrop State Park · sanctuary · Huerfano · ~71 km · Must-see
• Capulin Volcano National Monument · sanctuary · Union · ~81 km · Must-see
• Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~111 km · Must-see
• Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~134 km · Must-see
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~135 km · Must-see
• Great Sand Dunes National Preserve · sanctuary · Saguache · ~142 km · Must-see
• Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Alamosa · ~146 km · Must-see
• Kiowa National Grassland · sanctuary · Union · ~149 km · Must-see

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