Willow Gulch

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.85499, -108.40925. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Gulch

• Lone Mesa State Park · sanctuary · Dolores · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~17 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~34 km · Must-see
• Narraguinnep Natural Area · park · Dolores · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head Wilderness · sanctuary · Dolores · ~43 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~47 km · Must-see
• McPhee Reservoir · lake · Montezuma · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lizard Head · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dolores Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sunshine Mesa · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~53 km · Must-see
• Trout Lake Dam · lake · San Miguel · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Willow Gulch

• Lone Cone · viewpoint · Dolores · ~17 km · Must-see
• Middle Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dolores Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little Cone · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elliott Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~42 km · Must-see
• El Diente Peak · viewpoint · Dolores · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Wilson · viewpoint · Dolores · ~46 km · Must-see
• Wilson Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~47 km · Must-see
• Gladstone Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cross Mountain · viewpoint · Dolores · ~48 km · Must-see

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