Brookside Gulch

Brookside 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 Brookside 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 Brookside Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.41193, -105.51222. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brookside Gulch

• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Park · ~6 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~9 km · Must-see
• Windy Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~17 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Evans Wilderness · sanctuary · Clear Creek · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bison Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Blue Sky · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Bierstadt · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~29 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~29 km · Must-see
• Berrian Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Guanella Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~33 km · Must-see
• Long Scraggy Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brookside Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Brookside Gulch

• Mount Bailey · viewpoint · Park · ~6 km · Must-see
• Shawnee Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~9 km · Must-see
• Windy Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~17 km · Must-see
• Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bison Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~27 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Blue Sky · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Bierstadt · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~29 km · Must-see

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