Crazy Gulch

Crazy 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 Crazy 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 Crazy Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99388, -105.17832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crazy Gulch

• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~8 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~33 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~34 km · Must-see
• Balanced Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · sanctuary · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Crazy Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Crazy Gulch

• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~8 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~29 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~30 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~37 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~42 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~43 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see

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