Cox Canyon

Cox 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 Cox 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 Cox Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.26080, -111.38324. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cox Canyon

• La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~5 km · Must-see
• Manti National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~5 km · Must-see
• Manti Utah Temple · church · Sanpete · ~27 km · Must-see
• Palisade State Park · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~37 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~37 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Huntington State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~48 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel · fort · Emery · ~54 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~54 km · Must-see
• Jet Fox Reservoir · lake · Sanpete · ~9 km
• Joes Valley Dam · lake · Emery · ~13 km
• Windy Point · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~13 km
• Duck Fork Dam · lake · Sanpete · ~14 km
• Milky Falls · waterfall · Sanpete · ~15 km
• Willow Lake Dam · lake · Sanpete · ~17 km
• Manti Mountain · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Cox Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cox Canyon

• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~37 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~37 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bottleneck Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~80 km · Must-see
• Hilgard Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~82 km · Must-see
• Assembly Hall Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~83 km · Must-see
• Window Blind Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~84 km · Must-see
• Square Top · viewpoint · Emery · ~86 km · Must-see
• Wild Goose Canyon · viewpoint · Millard · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Utah · ~88 km · Must-see

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