Dark Valley

Dark Valley: 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 Dark Valley

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 Dark Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.23359, -111.59685. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Valley

• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~19 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~29 km · Must-see
• East Boulder Creek Trail · viewpoint · Garfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Piute · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Mountain · church · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Needle Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Box-Death Hollow Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~46 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~47 km · Must-see
• Anasazi State Park Museum · museum · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Valley

• East Boulder Creek Trail · viewpoint · Garfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Piute · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Capitol Dome · viewpoint · Wayne · ~41 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Needle Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~44 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jailhouse Rock · viewpoint · Wayne · ~47 km · Must-see
• Plateau Valley · viewpoint · Sevier · ~54 km · Must-see

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