Long Gulch

Long 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 Long 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 Long Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.01610, -105.21305. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Gulch

• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~12 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crystal Falls / Kirkpatrick Trail · waterfall · Teller · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rampart Reservoir · lake · El Paso · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cheesman Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel · church · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cave of the Winds · cave · El Paso · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~38 km · Must-see
• Miramont Castle · museum · El Paso · ~38 km · Must-see
• Manitou Cliff Dwellings · museum · El Paso · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Gulch

• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~12 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~31 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blodgett Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~34 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Devils Head · viewpoint · Douglas · ~36 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~39 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~41 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Colorado

Frequently asked