Cedar Gorge

Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76890, -99.79290. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cedar Gorge

• Cedar Bluff Dam · lake · Trego · ~8 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock · fort · Gove · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Hays Historic Site · fort · Ellis · ~50 km · Must-see
• Barbed Wire Museum · museum · Rush · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bluff · viewpoint · Trego · ~2 km
• Round House Rock · viewpoint · Trego · ~16 km
• Chrysler Boyhood Home and Museum · museum · Ellis · ~34 km
• Ellis Railroad Museum · museum · Ellis · ~35 km
• Bukovina Society Headquarters and Museum · museum · Ellis · ~35 km
• Trego County Historical Society Museum · museum · Trego · ~37 km
• Christ Pilot Me Hill · fort · Ness · ~47 km
• Lewis Field Stadium · attraction · Ellis · ~51 km
• Ellis County Historical Society · museum · Ellis · ~52 km
• Celebration Community Church · church · Ellis · ~52 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Ellis · ~52 km
• Hays City Boot Hill · fort · Ellis · ~53 km
• Messiah Lutheran Church · church · Ellis · ~53 km
• Whisnant Park · park · Ellis · ~53 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cedar Gorge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cedar Gorge

• Santa Fe Trail Remains Lookout · viewpoint · Ford · ~143 km · Must-see
• Cedar Bluff · viewpoint · Trego · ~2 km
• Round House Rock · viewpoint · Trego · ~16 km
• King Hill · viewpoint · Rooks · ~87 km
• Twin Mound · viewpoint · Rooks · ~96 km
• Mount Os · viewpoint · Osborne · ~97 km
• Jenkins Hill · viewpoint · Pawnee · ~107 km
• Round Mound · viewpoint · Osborne · ~112 km
• Pilot Mound · viewpoint · Osborne · ~119 km
• Tabletop Hill · viewpoint · Osborne · ~120 km

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