Nielsen Canyon

Nielsen 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 Nielsen 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 Nielsen Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.56192, -112.02964. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nielsen Canyon

• Mystic Hot Springs · sanctuary · Sevier · ~13 km · Must-see
• Plateau Valley · viewpoint · Sevier · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dell Lott Hollow · viewpoint · Sevier · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sevier River Bend Recreation Site · viewpoint · Sevier · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fishlake National Forest · sanctuary · Sevier · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Sevier · ~35 km · Must-see
• Piute State Park · park · Piute · ~38 km · Must-see
• Deer Trail Mountain · viewpoint · Piute · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Piute · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Brigham · viewpoint · Piute · ~42 km · Must-see
• Delano Peak · viewpoint · Beaver · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Belknap · viewpoint · Beaver · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Beaver · ~50 km · Must-see
• Otter Creek Dam · lake · Piute · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Peak · viewpoint · Millard · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hilgard Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cove Fort · fort · Millard · ~60 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lake Mountain · lake · Wayne · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nielsen Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Nielsen Canyon

• Plateau Valley · viewpoint · Sevier · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dell Lott Hollow · viewpoint · Sevier · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sevier River Bend Recreation Site · viewpoint · Sevier · ~26 km · Must-see
• Deer Trail Mountain · viewpoint · Piute · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley · viewpoint · Piute · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Brigham · viewpoint · Piute · ~42 km · Must-see
• Delano Peak · viewpoint · Beaver · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Belknap · viewpoint · Beaver · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Beaver · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sulphur Peak · viewpoint · Millard · ~55 km · Must-see

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