A day out from Washburn: Palo Duro Canyon, 16 mi away
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area draws about 1M visitors a year. The town has no place on our list of its own; 10 are within 40 miles. Among them are 6 museums, a canyon & gorge and a national monument. Beyond the town, Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway sits 58 mi away.
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon system in the U.S. state of Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
At 28 mi, Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is the farthest one out.
Orange: Washburn. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Place after place
12 places, all within 60 miles, make the list.
2Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
Long-distance hiking trail in the United States.
3Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
U.S. national monument in Texas.
4American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame for Quarter Horses and people connected to the Quarter Horse.
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8Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum
Museum in Texas, USA, operated by Panhandle-Plains Historical Society.
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10Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area of the United States in Texas.
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12Carson County Square House Museum
Building in Panhandle, Carson County, Texas.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Washburn →
Photo credits
Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 3.0 · Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway: Leaflet, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument: NPS Photo, Public domain · American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame: No machine-readable author provided. J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on cop, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Don Harrington Discovery Center: Who What Where Nguyen Why, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wonderland Park: Slapshot46 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Devils Rope Barbed Wire Museum: Venturist from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0 · Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Who What Where Nguyen Why~commonswiki assum, Public domain · Amarillo Museum of Art: Who What Where Nguyen Why a/k/a Anonymous Cow, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Meredith National Recreation Area: NPS, Public domain · Texas Air & Space Museum: Richardawarner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carson County Square House Museum: The original uploader was Billy Hathorn at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
