Sheep Gulch

Sheep 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 Sheep 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 Sheep Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.81138, -105.61583. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheep Gulch

• Currant Creek Pass · viewpoint · Park · ~4 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~7 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~39 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trout Creek Pass · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pike National Forest · sanctuary · Park · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~50 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~57 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~58 km · Must-see
• East Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~59 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~59 km · Must-see
• West Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheep Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sheep Gulch

• Currant Creek Pass · viewpoint · Park · ~4 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~7 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~15 km · Must-see
• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~35 km · Must-see
• Trout Creek Pass · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~53 km · Must-see
• East Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~59 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~59 km · Must-see

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