Deakin Gulch

Deakin 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 Deakin 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 Deakin Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.35470, -107.44756. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deakin Gulch

• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~35 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~39 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~57 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~59 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~61 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~64 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Deakin Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Deakin Gulch

• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~35 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~39 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~59 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~76 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~78 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~78 km · Must-see

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