Hay Canyon

Hay 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 Hay 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 Hay Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.72640, -100.64709. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hay Canyon

• Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~43 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~58 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~66 km · Must-see
• Robert Henri Historical Walkway · museum · Dawson · ~72 km · Must-see
• George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~73 km · Must-see
• Welfleet Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~10 km
• Wellfleet State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~12 km
• Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~12 km
• Hayes Center State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Hayes · ~35 km
• Hayes Center Special Use Dam · lake · Hayes · ~35 km
• Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~40 km
• Cedar Canyon State Demonstration Forest · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~40 km
• Jeffrey Lake Recreation · lake · Lincoln · ~41 km
• Box Elder Canyon State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~43 km
• Chester Island State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~46 km
• Sioux Lookout Historical Monument · fort · Lincoln · ~46 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hay Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hay Canyon

• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cedar Canyon State Demonstration Forest · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~40 km
• Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~73 km
• Odencranze Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~75 km
• Rock Island Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~81 km
• Schukar Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~88 km
• Tallin Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~90 km
• Hansen Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~90 km
• Garfield Table · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~91 km
• Stop Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~92 km

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