Dude Hole

Dude Hole: 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 Dude Hole

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 Dude Hole — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.85777, -105.41111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dude Hole

• Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~13 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Eldorado Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~15 km · Must-see
• Walker Ranch Park · sanctuary · Boulder · ~15 km · Must-see
• Centennial Cone Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~17 km · Must-see
• South Boulder Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bear Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Colorado Mountain · viewpoint · Gilpin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Flirtation Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~21 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Flatirons · viewpoint · Boulder · ~22 km · Must-see
• Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Park · park · Boulder · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Katherine Craig Park · park · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dude Hole

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dude Hole

• Eldorado Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~15 km · Must-see
• South Boulder Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bear Peak · viewpoint · Boulder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Colorado Mountain · viewpoint · Gilpin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Flirtation Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~21 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Flatirons · viewpoint · Boulder · ~22 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Boulder · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see

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