Long Gulch

Long 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 Long 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 Long Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.59664, -107.32145. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Gulch

• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~5 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~9 km · Must-see
• Museum of Northwest Colorado · museum · Moffat · ~26 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~30 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~54 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~55 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~60 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~64 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Gulch

• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~30 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~54 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~70 km · Must-see

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