Dowden Gulch

Dowden 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 Dowden 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 Dowden Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.31553, -107.33034. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dowden Gulch

• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~34 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~34 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Trappers Lake · lake · Garfield · ~47 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~49 km · Must-see
• Flat Tops Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~50 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~51 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~52 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dowden Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dowden Gulch

• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Flat Top Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~65 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~66 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~69 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~73 km · Must-see

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