Roaring Gulch

Roaring 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 Roaring 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 Roaring Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.24584, -106.47615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Roaring Gulch

• Acascosa Lake · lake · Conejos · ~5 km · Must-see
• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~12 km · Must-see
• La Jara Dam · lake · Conejos · ~15 km · Must-see
• South San Juan Wilderness · sanctuary · Conejos · ~18 km · Must-see
• Terrace Dam · lake · Conejos · ~26 km · Must-see
• Trujillo Meadows Dam · lake · Conejos · ~28 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~33 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Meadows Reservoir · lake · Mineral · ~54 km · Must-see
• Echo Canyon Dam · lake · Archuleta · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Hot Spring · lake · Archuleta · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~60 km · Must-see
• KCIE-FM (Dulce) · attraction · Rio Arriba · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rio Grande National Forest · sanctuary · Rio Grande · ~67 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Roaring Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Roaring Gulch

• Conejos Peak · viewpoint · Conejos · ~12 km · Must-see
• Summit Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bennett Peak · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~33 km · Must-see
• Navajo Peak · viewpoint · Archuleta · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pintada Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Pass · viewpoint · Mineral · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Grande · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pagosa Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~71 km · Must-see
• South River Peak · viewpoint · Mineral · ~72 km · Must-see
• San Antonio Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Arriba · ~74 km · Must-see

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