Big Gulch

Big Gulch: 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 Big Gulch

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 Big Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.32935, -104.29241. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Gulch

• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Aurora Reservoir · lake · Arapahoe · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rueter-Hess Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Taylor Memorial Chapel · church · El Paso · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ridgeline Open Space · park · Douglas · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Snow Plow No. 95580 · attraction · Lincoln · ~66 km · Must-see
• Limon Heritage Museum and Railroad Park Complex · museum · Lincoln · ~66 km · Must-see
• Colorado Renaissance Festival · park · Douglas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Western Museum of Mining & Industry · museum · El Paso · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kiowa Creek Watershed 3-A-10 Dam · lake · Elbert · ~17 km
• Kiowa Creek Watershed 3-A-40 Dam · lake · Elbert · ~18 km
• Ramsey Dam · lake · Elbert · ~18 km
• Elbert County Historical Society And Museum · museum · Elbert · ~18 km
• Titan I Missile Site 725-C (historic) · fort · Elbert · ~29 km
• Lemesany Detention Number 2 Dam · lake · El Paso · ~30 km
• Rambler Ranch · museum · Elbert · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Gulch

• Bayou Gulch Open Space · viewpoint · Douglas · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~84 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~88 km · Must-see
• Platte Canyon · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~97 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~98 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~98 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~98 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~104 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~106 km · Must-see

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