Kuster Canyon

Kuster 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 Kuster 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 Kuster Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.38971, -104.98303. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kuster Canyon

• Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~66 km · Must-see
• Vanettes Dam · lake · Powder River · ~10 km
• Whitetail Dam · lake · Carter · ~10 km
• Shipley Reservoir Dam · lake · Powder River · ~11 km
• Bum Lamb Dam · lake · Carter · ~15 km
• Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~15 km
• Saddle Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~16 km
• Pocochichee Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~18 km
• Phillippi Reservoir · lake · Carter · ~18 km
• Soda Creek Dam · lake · Carter · ~18 km
• Marys Lamb Dam · lake · Carter · ~18 km
• Phillippi Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~19 km
• La Ze Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~19 km
• Gardner Number 2 Dam · lake · Carter · ~22 km
• Gardner Number 1 Dam · lake · Carter · ~22 km
• Velvet Dam · lake · Carter · ~23 km
• Aldrich Dam · lake · Carter · ~23 km
• Brownfield Dam · lake · Carter · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kuster Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Kuster Canyon

• Terrett Butte · viewpoint · Powder River · ~66 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~109 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Harding · ~110 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~114 km · Must-see
• Loaf of Bread Butte · viewpoint · Custer · ~119 km · Must-see
• Dogie Butte · viewpoint · Bowman · ~136 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~138 km · Must-see
• Haystack Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~15 km
• Saddle Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~16 km
• Pocochichee Butte · viewpoint · Carter · ~18 km

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