Post Canyon

Post 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 Post 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 Post Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.51464, -119.49879. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Post Canyon

• Alexander Lake · lake · Washoe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Republic of Molossia · attraction · Storey · ~27 km · Must-see
• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Living Faith Christian Fellowship · church · Lyon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Churchill Butte · viewpoint · Lyon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Davidson · viewpoint · Storey · ~34 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral · church · Washoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum · park · Washoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Hills · viewpoint · Washoe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Reno Nevada Temple · church · Washoe · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Reservoir · lake · Lyon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lahontan State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~44 km · Must-see
• Washoe Lake · lake · Washoe · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lahontan Dam · lake · Churchill · ~47 km · Must-see
• Peavine Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Post Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Post Canyon

• Churchill Butte · viewpoint · Lyon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Davidson · viewpoint · Storey · ~34 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Hills · viewpoint · Washoe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Peavine Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~47 km · Must-see
• Slide Mountain · viewpoint · Washoe · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak Park · viewpoint · Washoe · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Houghton · viewpoint · Washoe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Rose Relay Station · viewpoint · Washoe · ~55 km · Must-see

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