The Gorge

The Gorge: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Gorge

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 16.70904, -88.52635. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Gorge

• Victoria Peak · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~19 km · Must-see
• Harvest Caye · river spot · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bugle Caye Light · beach · Stann Creek · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church · church · Stann Creek · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laughing Bird Caye · river spot · Stann Creek · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mountain Pine Ridge Forest Reserve · sanctuary · Cayo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Five Blues Lake National Park · sanctuary · Cayo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Thousand Foot Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tobacco Caye · river spot · Stann Creek · ~67 km · Must-see
• Nohoch Che'en Archaeological Reserve · cave · Cayo · ~71 km · Must-see
• Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument · cave · Cayo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Big Rock Falls · waterfall · Cayo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Powder Hill · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~5 km
• Mayan King Waterfalls · waterfall · Stann Creek · ~10 km
• Bull Reef Falls · waterfall · Stann Creek · ~10 km
• Mango Creek Number One Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Stann Creek · ~11 km
• The Pitcher · waterfall · Stann Creek · ~11 km
• Long Fall · waterfall · Stann Creek · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Gorge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Gorge

• Victoria Peak · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~19 km · Must-see
• Doyle's Delight · viewpoint · Cayo · ~75 km · Must-see
• Powder Hill · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~5 km
• Lindberg Hill · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~11 km
• Serro Blanco · viewpoint · ~13 km
• The Molar · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~17 km
• Mount Copetilla · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~24 km
• Cerrito · viewpoint · ~27 km
• Pine Hill · viewpoint · ~28 km
• Bocawina Hill · viewpoint · Stann Creek · ~34 km

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