Tombstone Gulch

Tombstone 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Tombstone Gulch

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Tombstone Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.53000, -105.84501. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tombstone Gulch

• Waugh Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~19 km · Must-see
• Methodist Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hunts Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~23 km · Must-see
• Poncha Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~27 km · Must-see
• Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Otto · viewpoint · Saguache · ~28 km · Must-see
• Galena Peak · viewpoint · Saguache · ~31 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~31 km · Must-see
• San Isabel National Forest · sanctuary · Fremont · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hayden Spring · viewpoint · Saguache · ~35 km · Must-see
• O'Haver Lake · lake · Chaffee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Ouray · viewpoint · Saguache · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chipeta Mountain · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Shavano · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Tabeguache Peak · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount White · viewpoint · Chaffee · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Tombstone Gulch

Other forts & heritage near Tombstone Gulch

• North F Street · fort · Chaffee · ~16 km
• Turret Post Office · fort · Chaffee · ~22 km
• Orient Mine · fort · Saguache · ~44 km
• U.S. Highway 24-285 · fort · Chaffee · ~48 km
• Stone Cabin · fort · Chaffee · ~80 km
• Old Park County Courthouse · fort · Park · ~98 km
• Bishop Castle · fort · Custer · ~105 km
• Shrine of Our Lady · fort · Saguache · ~105 km
• Sullivan Mine · fort · Lake · ~107 km
• Reindeer Shaft · fort · Lake · ~107 km

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