Red Canyon

Red 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 Red 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 Red Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.71248, -106.59226. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Canyon

• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Falls · waterfall · Routt · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Yampa River Botanic Park · park · Routt · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes · lake · Grand · ~50 km · Must-see
• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Platte River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• State Forest State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~62 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Canyon

• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~44 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Whiteley Peak · viewpoint · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Grannys Nipple · viewpoint · Grand · ~62 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~67 km · Must-see

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