Spring Canyon

Spring 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 Spring 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 Spring Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.21582, -108.91899. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spring Canyon

• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~36 km · Must-see
• South Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Tukuhnikivatz · viewpoint · San Juan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Oowah Dam · lake · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Waas · viewpoint · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fisher Valley Overlook · viewpoint · Grand · ~65 km · Must-see
• Monticello Utah Temple · church · San Juan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock Tower · fort · San Juan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Round Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~73 km · Must-see
• Monticello Lake Dam · lake · San Juan · ~75 km · Must-see
• The Horn · viewpoint · Montrose · ~17 km
• Moosey Point · viewpoint · San Juan · ~18 km
• Cape Horn · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~18 km
• Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Montrose · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Spring Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Spring Canyon

• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~36 km · Must-see
• South Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Peale · viewpoint · San Juan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Tukuhnikivatz · viewpoint · San Juan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Mellenthin · viewpoint · San Juan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Waas · viewpoint · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fisher Valley Overlook · viewpoint · Grand · ~65 km · Must-see
• Round Mountain · viewpoint · Grand · ~73 km · Must-see
• Castleton Tower · viewpoint · Grand · ~78 km · Must-see

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