Sam Canyon

Sam 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 Sam 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 Sam Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.79191, -110.70321. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sam Canyon

• New Life Ministries Church · church · Carbon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Western Mining and Railroad Museum · museum · Carbon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Price United Methodist Church · church · Carbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Prehistoric Museum · museum · Carbon · ~29 km · Must-see
• First Site · fort · Carbon · ~30 km · Must-see
• Scofield Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~61 km · Must-see
• Huntington State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~67 km · Must-see
• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~68 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Reservoir · lake · Wasatch · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bamberger Monument · fort · Carbon · ~9 km
• Whitmore Canyon · viewpoint · Carbon · ~13 km
• Nine Mile Fill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km
• Castle Gate Mine Number 1 · fort · Carbon · ~20 km
• Deadman Canyon · viewpoint · Carbon · ~21 km
• Gray Head Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~22 km
• The Helper Museum · museum · Carbon · ~22 km
• Price Canyon Recreation Area · viewpoint · Carbon · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sam Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sam Canyon

• Desolation Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~91 km · Must-see
• Assembly Hall Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~101 km · Must-see
• Bottleneck Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~102 km · Must-see
• Window Blind Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~104 km · Must-see
• Provo Peak · viewpoint · Utah · ~110 km · Must-see
• Payson Canyon Kiwanis Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~111 km · Must-see
• Spanish Fork Sports Park · viewpoint · Utah · ~111 km · Must-see
• Maple Canyon Viewpoint · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Utah · ~113 km · Must-see
• Battleship Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~114 km · Must-see

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