The Pit

The Pit: 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 The Pit

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 The Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.17249, -104.51324. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Pit

• Zion's Lutheran Church · church · Las Animas · ~0 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Las Animas · ~0 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 · ~1 km · Must-see
• Trinidad Lake State Park · lake · Las Animas · ~9 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
• Penitente Canyon · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Colfax · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloya · lake · Las Animas · ~30 km · Must-see
• East Spanish Peak · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Spanish Peaks · viewpoint · Las Animas · ~58 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 · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cucharas Pass · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Pit

Other parks near The Pit

• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~112 km · Must-see
• Palo Flechado Pass Historical Marker · park · Taos · ~140 km · Must-see
• Climax Canyon Park · park · Colfax · ~38 km
• Ripley Park · park · Colfax · ~38 km
• Romero Park · park · Colfax · ~39 km
• Legion Park · park · Colfax · ~39 km
• Folsom Archaeological Site Historical Marker · park · Colfax · ~64 km
• City Park · park · Huerfano · ~69 km
• Fisher Park · park · Union · ~71 km
• Sierra Grande Historical Marker · park · Union · ~96 km

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