Brooks Canyon

Brooks 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 Brooks 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 Brooks Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.34298, -117.18120. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brooks Canyon

• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~14 km · Must-see
• St George Episcopal Church · church · Lander · ~24 km · Must-see
• Austin Methodist Church · church · Lander · ~24 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustine Catholic Church · church · Lander · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~26 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~33 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~33 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Lander · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hickison Petroglyth Recreation Site · park · Lander · ~48 km · Must-see
• Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest · sanctuary · Nye · ~54 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~62 km · Must-see
• June Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins · fort · Churchill · ~70 km · Must-see
• Diana's Punchbowl · attraction · Nye · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Station Site · fort · Churchill · ~73 km · Must-see
• Groves Lake · lake · Lander · ~14 km
• Austin Ranger District · sanctuary · Lander · ~21 km
• Marshall Falls · waterfall · Lander · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brooks Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Brooks Canyon

• Bunker Hill · viewpoint · Lander · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Prometheus · viewpoint · Lander · ~26 km · Must-see
• Simpson Park · viewpoint · Lander · ~33 km · Must-see
• Telegraph Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~33 km · Must-see
• Eagle Butte · viewpoint · Lander · ~48 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~62 km · Must-see
• June Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Augusta · viewpoint · Churchill · ~84 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Lander · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson (South Summit) · viewpoint · Nye · ~87 km · Must-see

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