Castor Gulch

Castor Gulch: 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 Castor Gulch

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 Castor Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.37525, -107.62034. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Castor Gulch

• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~20 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~28 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~63 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~65 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~74 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~74 km · Must-see
• Culverwell Dam · lake · Moffat · ~20 km
• Wyman Museum · museum · Moffat · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Castor Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Castor Gulch

• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~49 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~63 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~65 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~74 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~76 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~83 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~84 km · Must-see

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