Local favourite nature spot · Taos, New Mexico
Urraca Wildlife Management Area
Urraca Wildlife Management Area is a nature spot in Taos, New Mexico.
Urraca Wildlife Management Area: 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Urraca Wildlife Management Area
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 Urraca Wildlife Management Area — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 36.87054, -105.52072. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Urraca Wildlife Management Area
- Venado Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~11 km · Must-see
- Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~15 km · Must-see
- Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~20 km · Must-see
- Ute Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~20 km · Must-see
- Bobcat Pass · viewpoint · Taos · ~30 km · Must-see
- Gold Hill · viewpoint · Taos · ~32 km · Must-see
- Little Costilla Peak · viewpoint · Colfax · ~34 km · Must-see
- Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
- Mount Walter · viewpoint · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
- Williams Lake · lake · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
- Wheeler Peak · viewpoint · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
- Lake Fork Peak · lake · Taos · ~45 km · Must-see
- San Luis Oldest Town in Colorado · viewpoint · Costilla · ~47 km · Must-see
- Vallecito Mountain · viewpoint · Taos · ~47 km · Must-see
- Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Colfax · ~48 km · Must-see
- Blue Lake · lake · Taos · ~48 km · Must-see
- Red Mountain · viewpoint · Costilla · ~50 km · Must-see
- Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~51 km · Must-see
See everything within a day’s drive of Urraca Wildlife Management Area
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Urraca Wildlife Management Area
- Cerro del Yuta Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~20 km · Must-see
- Columbine-Hondo Wilderness · sanctuary · Taos · ~35 km · Must-see
- Rio Grande del Norte National Monument · sanctuary · Taos · ~51 km · Must-see
- Rio Grande Gorge Bridge · sanctuary · Taos · ~60 km · Must-see
- Kit Carson Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Taos · ~64 km · Must-see
- Philmont Scout Ranch · sanctuary · Colfax · ~69 km · Must-see
- Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Alamosa · ~81 km · Must-see
- Carson National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Arriba · ~92 km · Must-see
- Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa · sanctuary · Taos · ~98 km · Must-see
- Fishers Peak State Park · sanctuary · Las Animas · ~117 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Urraca Wildlife Management Area?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Urraca Wildlife Management Area?
Nearby: Venado Peak (viewpoint, 11 km), Baldy Mountain (viewpoint, 15 km), Cerro del Yuta Wilderness (sanctuary, 20 km), Ute Mountain (viewpoint, 20 km), Bobcat Pass (viewpoint, 30 km), Gold Hill (viewpoint, 32 km).