Steam Engine 638

Steam Engine 638: 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 Steam Engine 638

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 Steam Engine 638 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.16829, -104.50960. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Steam Engine 638

• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Trinidad History Museum · museum · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Temple Aaron · temple · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Las Animas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Raton Mesa · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~29 km · Must-see
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~29 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 · ~61 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 Steam Engine 638

Other forts & heritage near Steam Engine 638

• Folsom State Monument · fort · Colfax · ~63 km · Must-see
• St. James Hotel · fort · Colfax · ~103 km · Must-see
• Bloom Mansion · fort · Las Animas · ~1 km
• Drop City · fort · Las Animas · ~8 km
• The Ludlow Massacre · fort · Las Animas · ~8 km
• Ludlow Tent Colony Site · fort · Las Animas · ~25 km
• Schoolhouse · fort · Las Animas · ~38 km
• Catskill Charcoal Ovens · fort · Colfax · ~45 km
• Brown Sheep Camp · fort · Las Animas · ~54 km
• Brown Sheep Camp Corral · fort · Las Animas · ~54 km

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