Johns Canyon

Johns 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 Johns 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 Johns Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.50886, -109.13067. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johns Canyon

• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mee Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ruby Canyon · sanctuary · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Mesa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fruita Assembly of God · church · Mesa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Journey · museum · Mesa · ~65 km · Must-see
• Westwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Grand · ~71 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tom Patterson Point · viewpoint · Uintah · ~11 km
• Black Horse Point · viewpoint · Uintah · ~13 km
• Rat Hole Ridge · viewpoint · Garfield · ~14 km
• Lone Spring Ridge · viewpoint · Uintah · ~14 km
• Saddle Horse Point · viewpoint · Uintah · ~15 km
• Atchee Ridge · viewpoint · Garfield · ~17 km
• Battle Pass · viewpoint · Garfield · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johns Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Johns Canyon

• Rabbit Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mee Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Westwater Canyon Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Grand · ~71 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Fantasy Canyon · viewpoint · Uintah · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sego · viewpoint · Grand · ~90 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~94 km · Must-see
• Desolation Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~95 km · Must-see

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