Lock Canyon

Lock 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 Lock 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 Lock Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.82487, -100.57232. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lock Canyon

• E V Spence Reservoir · lake · Coke · ~7 km · Must-see
• O C Fisher Lake · lake · Tom Green · ~48 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Tom Green · ~52 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Tom Green · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Sacred Heart · church · Tom Green · ~53 km · Must-see
• San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts · museum · Tom Green · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Concho National Historic Landmark · fort · Tom Green · ~54 km · Must-see
• Nasworthy Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~63 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes Dam · lake · Tom Green · ~65 km · Must-see
• Champion Creek Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~72 km · Must-see
• Edith · fort · Coke · ~12 km
• Butterfield Peak · viewpoint · Coke · ~13 km
• Lake View Park · lake · Coke · ~14 km
• Coke County Jail · fort · Coke · ~14 km
• Cement Mountain · viewpoint · Coke · ~14 km
• Fence-Cutting War · fort · Coke · ~14 km
• Divide Cemetery · fort · Coke · ~15 km
• Mountain Creek Dam · lake · Coke · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lock Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lock Canyon

• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Taylor · ~101 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Point · viewpoint · McCulloch · ~145 km · Must-see
• Butterfield Peak · viewpoint · Coke · ~13 km
• Cement Mountain · viewpoint · Coke · ~14 km
• Ruby Point · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~22 km
• Bean Hill · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~24 km
• Durham Peak · viewpoint · Coke · ~27 km
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Coke · ~29 km
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~30 km
• McLaughlin Mountain · viewpoint · Tom Green · ~31 km

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