McCarthy Gulch

McCarthy 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 McCarthy 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 McCarthy Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.74164, -108.00896. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCarthy Gulch

• Rifle Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap State Park · park · Garfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Harvey Gap State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~64 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buck Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~10 km
• Fourteenmile Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~11 km
• Trail Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~15 km
• Barnes Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~17 km
• Goat Trail Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McCarthy Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near McCarthy Gulch

• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• North Mamm Peak · viewpoint · Garfield · ~51 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~64 km · Must-see
• Storm King Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~74 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa · viewpoint · Mesa · ~85 km · Must-see
• Glenwood Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~87 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~89 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~89 km · Must-see

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