Rushmer Canyon

Rushmer Canyon: 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 Rushmer Canyon

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 Rushmer Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.14028, -105.06305. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rushmer Canyon

• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Picnic and Day Use Area · lake · Custer · ~22 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Meadows Park · park · Pueblo · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Pueblo State Park · lake · Pueblo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• De Weese Dam · lake · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~44 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~46 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~46 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pueblo Zoo · sanctuary · Pueblo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~48 km · Must-see
• KDZA-AM (Pueblo) · attraction · Pueblo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rushmer Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rushmer Canyon

• Hardscrabble Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~17 km · Must-see
• Greenhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Pueblo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Promontory Divide · viewpoint · Huerfano · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wet Mountain Valley · viewpoint · Custer · ~43 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~49 km · Must-see
• Colony Baldy · viewpoint · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Humboldt Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Horn Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see

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