Jackson Canyon

Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.01027, -101.82212. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Canyon

• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~64 km · Must-see
• Texas Trail Canyon Historical Marker · fort · Dundy · ~4 km
• Rock Creek State Recreation Area · park · Dundy · ~13 km
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~17 km
• Pleasant Hill School (ruins) · fort · Cheyenne · ~18 km
• German Plains School · fort · Cheyenne · ~25 km
• Twin Lakes · lake · Dundy · ~28 km
• Ward Bond Memorial Park · park · Dundy · ~31 km
• Blue Ridge School (ruins) · fort · Cheyenne · ~32 km
• Howard T. Sawhill City Park · park · Yuma · ~33 km
• Cheyenne County Museum · museum · Cheyenne · ~34 km
• Arrow Head Dam · cave · Dundy · ~39 km
• Arrow Head Dam · lake · Dundy · ~39 km
• Pawnee Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~43 km
• Beecher Island Battlefield Monument · fort · Yuma · ~43 km
• Beecher Island · river spot · Yuma · ~43 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Dundy · ~46 km
• school (historic) · fort · Cheyenne · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jackson Canyon

• Mount Sunflower · viewpoint · Kit Carson · ~139 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~17 km
• Pawnee Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~43 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Dundy · ~47 km
• Red Hills · viewpoint · Wallace · ~142 km
• Motti Hill · viewpoint · Wallace · ~146 km
• Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~150 km
• Colter Canyon · viewpoint · Dundy · ~2 km
• White Canyon · viewpoint · Dundy · ~4 km
• Schwyhart Canyon · viewpoint · Dundy · ~5 km

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