Doby Canyon

Doby 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 Doby 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 Doby Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.30888, -108.57676. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Doby Canyon

• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~68 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Box Canyon · viewpoint · Montrose · ~8 km
• Rimrocker Historical Society · museum · Montrose · ~12 km
• Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Montrose · ~16 km
• Naturita Ridge · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~23 km
• The Tongue · viewpoint · Mesa · ~27 km
• Middle Point · viewpoint · Mesa · ~30 km
• Pine Ridge · viewpoint · Montrose · ~34 km
• Twin Lakes Dam · lake · Montrose · ~39 km
• Ashley Ridge · viewpoint · Montrose · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Doby Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Doby Canyon

• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~68 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~75 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~75 km · Must-see
• South Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Tukuhnikivatz · viewpoint · San Juan · ~77 km · Must-see

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