Smith Gulch

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.61222, -105.44249. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Gulch

• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~30 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~31 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~32 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~32 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~32 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~34 km · Must-see
• Currant Creek Pass · viewpoint · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~45 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Gulch

• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thirtynine Mile Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~33 km · Must-see
• Currant Creek Pass · viewpoint · Park · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~57 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Colorado

Frequently asked