Candy Gulch

Candy 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 Candy 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 Candy Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.57803, -102.58214. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Candy Gulch

• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ash Hollow State Historical Park · sanctuary · Garden · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Sidney Historical Marker · fort · Cheyenne · ~72 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~73 km · Must-see
• Balka Group Dam · cave · Garden · ~15 km
• Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~25 km
• Old Lady Beam Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~32 km
• Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~36 km
• McCuligan Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~36 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Garden · ~43 km
• Barn Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~44 km
• Lookout Mound · viewpoint · Morrill · ~44 km
• Mud Springs Station Archeological District · fort · Morrill · ~47 km
• Reilly Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~48 km
• Greenwood Stage Station · fort · Morrill · ~53 km
• Clay Peak · viewpoint · Garden · ~54 km
• Pioneer Trails Museum · museum · Morrill · ~55 km
• Courthouse Rock · viewpoint · Morrill · ~56 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Candy Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Candy Gulch

• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~99 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~118 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~122 km · Must-see
• Old Lady Beam Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~32 km
• Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~36 km
• McCuligan Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~36 km
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Garden · ~43 km
• Barn Butte · viewpoint · Garden · ~44 km
• Lookout Mound · viewpoint · Morrill · ~44 km

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