Nothing in Wildorado itself: Palo Duro Canyon is 36 mi away
Roughly 1M visitors a year make it to Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. All of it lies outside: 9 places within 40 miles, none inside Wildorado. The mix takes in 5 museums, a canyon & gorge and a national monument. At 48 mi, Carson County Square House Museum is worth the journey.
Palo Duro Canyon
Canyon system in the U.S. state of Texas.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
The map view
Out of town, most of the 9 are to the east.
Orange: Wildorado. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Each place in turn
Here are the 10 places within 60 miles.
2Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
U.S. national monument in Texas.
3American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame for Quarter Horses and people connected to the Quarter Horse.
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6Panhandle–Plains Historical Museum
Museum in Texas, USA, operated by Panhandle-Plains Historical Society.
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8Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
National Recreation Area of the United States in Texas.
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10Carson 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 Wildorado →
Photo credits
Palo Duro Canyon: Kimberly Vardeman from Lubbock, TX, USA, CC BY 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 · 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
