Rock Canyon

Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.42452, -102.20036. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Canyon

• Hornet · temple · Potter · ~49 km · Must-see
• Amarillo Lake · lake · Potter · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wonderland Amusement Park · park · Potter · ~49 km · Must-see
• Central Presbyterian Church · church · Potter · ~51 km · Must-see
• Heart · church · Potter · ~51 km · Must-see
• Amarillo Museum of Art · museum · Potter · ~52 km · Must-see
• American Quarter Horse Museum · museum · Potter · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Meredith National Recreation Area · lake · Potter · ~62 km · Must-see
• KIXZ-AM (Amarillo) · attraction · Randall · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument · sanctuary · Potter · ~64 km · Must-see
• KDJW-AM (Amarillo) · attraction · Potter · ~67 km · Must-see
• Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum · museum · Randall · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pescado Creek Lake · lake · Oldham · ~13 km
• Julian Bivins Museum · museum · Oldham · ~16 km
• Boot Hill Cemetery · fort · Oldham · ~16 km
• Whale Pond Dam · lake · Potter · ~19 km
• Landergin Mesa · fort · Oldham · ~20 km
• Ranch Marsh Dam · lake · Potter · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rock Canyon

• Coyote Bluff · viewpoint · Potter · ~26 km
• Goat Mountain · viewpoint · Potter · ~31 km
• Wolf Mountain · viewpoint · Potter · ~31 km
• John Ray · viewpoint · Potter · ~38 km
• Lost Mesa · viewpoint · Potter · ~48 km
• Hackberry Mesa · viewpoint · Potter · ~48 km
• The Palisades · viewpoint · Randall · ~67 km
• Antelope Peak · viewpoint · Carson · ~75 km
• Cooley Butte · viewpoint · Randall · ~83 km
• CCC Overlook · viewpoint · Randall · ~85 km

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