Nelson Gulch

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.36637, -106.70281. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Gulch

• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ruedi Dam · lake · Eagle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Charles Trail · lake · Eagle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake State Park · lake · Eagle · ~20 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Middle Lake Trail · lake · Eagle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Homestake Project Dam · lake · Eagle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aspen Art Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Holden/Marolt Mining & Ranching Museum · museum · Pitkin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Aspen Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lost Man Lake · lake · Pitkin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Geissler Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Nelson Gulch

• Red Table Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fools Peak · viewpoint · Eagle · ~16 km · Must-see
• New York Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Jackson · viewpoint · Eagle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hagerman Pass · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount of the Holy Cross · viewpoint · Eagle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Notch Mountain · viewpoint · Eagle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Aspen Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Geissler Mountain · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Oklahoma · viewpoint · Pitkin · ~34 km · Must-see

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