Copper Gulch

Copper 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 Copper 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 Copper Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.43333, -105.38111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Copper Gulch

• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~7 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~11 km · Must-see
• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~15 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~16 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~16 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~41 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Copper Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Copper Gulch

• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~40 km · Must-see
• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spread Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~52 km · Must-see

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