Chute Gulch

Chute 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 waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Chute Gulch

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

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 Chute Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.33555, -105.33333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chute Gulch

• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~17 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~17 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~17 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~18 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~18 km · Must-see
• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~19 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~25 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~35 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~44 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~45 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rito Alto Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chute Gulch

Other waterfalls near Chute Gulch

• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~87 km · Must-see
• Zapata Falls · waterfall · Alamosa · ~102 km · Must-see
• Falls Gulch Mountain · waterfall · Fremont · ~43 km
• Venable Falls · waterfall · Custer · ~46 km
• Apache Falls · waterfall · Huerfano · ~77 km
• Silver Cascade Falls · waterfall · El Paso · ~78 km
• Helen Hunt Falls · waterfall · El Paso · ~78 km
• Ramona · waterfall · El Paso · ~79 km
• Feather · waterfall · El Paso · ~79 km
• Bridal Veil · waterfall · El Paso · ~79 km

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