Dark Canyon

Dark Canyon: 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 Dark Canyon

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 Dark Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.50139, -107.07949. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Canyon

• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~8 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Williams Creek Reservoir · lake · Hinsdale · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~19 km · Must-see
• Weminuche Wilderness · sanctuary · Hinsdale · ~27 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~34 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~41 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Hinsdale · ~41 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~42 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~42 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Oso · viewpoint · La Plata · ~48 km · Must-see
• North Clear Creek Falls · waterfall · Hinsdale · ~49 km · Must-see
• Irving Peak · viewpoint · La Plata · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Canyon

• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~8 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cimarrona Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~19 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~31 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~33 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bristol Head · viewpoint · Mineral · ~41 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande Pyramid · viewpoint · Hinsdale · ~42 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Oso · viewpoint · La Plata · ~48 km · Must-see

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