Painted Pastures

Painted Pastures: 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 Painted Pastures

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 Painted Pastures — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.54819, -107.63432. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Painted Pastures

• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~10 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~26 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool · attraction · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wild West Express Coaster · temple · Garfield · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~48 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Sopris · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dotsero Crater · viewpoint · Eagle · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Painted Pastures

Other parks near Painted Pastures

• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• Leadville National Fish Hatchery · park · Lake · ~138 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park · park · Garfield · ~34 km
• Scherer Park · park · Garfield · ~1 km
• Flying Eagle Park · park · Garfield · ~1 km
• Hair Pin Park · park · Garfield · ~1 km
• Island River Park · park · Garfield · ~1 km
• Silt Historical Park · park · Garfield · ~2 km
• N Eagle View · park · Garfield · ~2 km
• S Eagle View · park · Garfield · ~2 km

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