Red Canyon

Red 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 Red 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 Red Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73801, -111.83132. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Canyon

• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Utah · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mona Reservoir · lake · Juab · ~17 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~28 km · Must-see
• Santaquin Debris Basin Dam · lake · Utah · ~31 km · Must-see
• Goshen Reservoir · lake · Utah · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~34 km · Must-see
• Payson Canyon Kiwanis Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Utah · ~40 km · Must-see
• Payson Utah Temple · temple · Utah · ~40 km · Must-see
• West Mountain · viewpoint · Utah · ~44 km · Must-see
• Salem Lake · lake · Utah · ~47 km · Must-see
• Radha Krishna Temple · temple · Utah · ~50 km · Must-see
• Goshen Valley · viewpoint · Utah · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spanish Fork Sports Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blowhole Hill · viewpoint · Utah · ~54 km · Must-see
• Nutty Putty Cave · cave · Utah · ~55 km · Must-see
• Utah Valley · viewpoint · Utah · ~62 km · Must-see
• Utah Lake · lake · Utah · ~62 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Canyon

• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Utah · ~14 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~34 km · Must-see
• Payson Canyon Kiwanis Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Hill · viewpoint · Utah · ~40 km · Must-see
• West Mountain · viewpoint · Utah · ~44 km · Must-see
• Goshen Valley · viewpoint · Utah · ~51 km · Must-see
• Spanish Fork Sports Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~53 km · Must-see
• Blowhole Hill · viewpoint · Utah · ~54 km · Must-see
• Utah Valley · viewpoint · Utah · ~62 km · Must-see

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