Chain Canyon

Chain 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 Chain 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 Chain Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.10135, -108.20845. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chain Canyon

• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chief Plenty Coups State Park · park · Big Horn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Barrys Island · viewpoint · Carbon · ~1 km
• Petes Spring · attraction · Carbon · ~6 km
• Annerer Spring · attraction · Carbon · ~8 km
• Bar Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~9 km
• Dead Indian Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~10 km
• Pryor Mountain Wild Horse Range · park · Carbon · ~13 km
• Bad Pass Trail · fort · Big Horn · ~15 km
• East Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~16 km
• Natural Trap Cave · cave · Big Horn · ~18 km
• Tony Island Spring · viewpoint · Carbon · ~19 km
• Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~20 km
• Penney Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~21 km
• Big Ice Cave · cave · Carbon · ~21 km
• Red Pryor Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chain Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Chain Canyon

• Coburn Hill · viewpoint · Yellowstone · ~95 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~101 km · Must-see
• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~108 km · Must-see
• Dead Indian Overlook · viewpoint · Park · ~126 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~130 km · Must-see
• Silver Run Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~131 km · Must-see
• Metcalf Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~131 km · Must-see
• Beartooth Glacier · viewpoint · Park · ~133 km · Must-see
• Whitetail Peak · viewpoint · Park · ~135 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~137 km · Must-see

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