Shields Gulch

Shields 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 Shields 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 Shields Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.83472, -106.02279. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shields Gulch

• Trout Creek Pass · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~12 km · Must-see
• East Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Antero Reservoir · lake · Park · ~24 km · Must-see
• West Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Princeton · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chalk Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Columbia · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Yale · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Antero · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Peaks Wilderness · sanctuary · Park · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Harvard · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cronin Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Turner Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Oxford · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shields Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shields Gulch

• Trout Creek Pass · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~12 km · Must-see
• East Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~23 km · Must-see
• West Buffalo Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Princeton · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Columbia · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Yale · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Antero · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Harvard · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cronin Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~38 km · Must-see

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