Chico Gulch

Chico 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 Chico 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 Chico Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.18194, -106.34670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chico Gulch

• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saguache County Museum · museum · Saguache · ~26 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~39 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Capilla de San Juan Bautista · church · Saguache · ~48 km · Must-see
• Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~52 km · Must-see
• Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chico Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chico Gulch

• Long Branch Baldy · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Antora Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~24 km · Must-see
• Marshall Pass · viewpoint · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cochetopa Dome · viewpoint · Saguache · ~41 km · Must-see
• Monarch Pass · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs · viewpoint · Saguache · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tomichi Dome · viewpoint · Gunnison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Banana Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~51 km · Must-see

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