Chaffee Gulch

Chaffee 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 Chaffee 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 Chaffee Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.26332, -107.75811. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chaffee Gulch

• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~5 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~27 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~28 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dunsinane · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~30 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~32 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~33 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Ouray · ~33 km · Must-see
• Whitehouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Ridgway · viewpoint · Ouray · ~35 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cirque Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels · viewpoint · Ouray · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chaffee Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chaffee Gulch

• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~21 km · Must-see
• Courthouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dunsinane · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~30 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Ouray · ~33 km · Must-see
• Whitehouse Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Ridgway · viewpoint · Ouray · ~35 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cirque Mountain · viewpoint · Ouray · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Sneffels · viewpoint · Ouray · ~36 km · Must-see

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