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: 39.96497, -108.12230. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Canyon

• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~19 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~66 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~67 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~69 km · Must-see
• Goat Trail Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~17 km
• Trail Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~19 km
• Fourteenmile Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~22 km
• Buck Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~23 km
• White River Museum · museum · Rio Blanco · ~24 km
• Dick Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~27 km
• Horse Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~29 km
• Jordan Draw · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Canyon

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~79 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~79 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~85 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~88 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~93 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~94 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~101 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~105 km · Must-see

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