Dunton Meadows

Dunton 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 Dunton 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 Dunton Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.79644, -108.02970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dunton Meadows

• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~8 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~8 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~10 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Mesa · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~16 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~16 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~19 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~22 km · Must-see
• Golden Horn · viewpoint · San Juan · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dunton Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Dunton Meadows

• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels Wilderness · sanctuary · Ouray · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hermosa Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · La Plata · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~47 km · Must-see
• San Juan National Forest · sanctuary · La Plata · ~57 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~68 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~72 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~86 km · Must-see
• Slumgullion Earthflow · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~88 km · Must-see

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