Macklin Canyon

Macklin 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 Macklin 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 Macklin Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.17278, -101.10238. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Macklin Canyon

• George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~51 km · Must-see
• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~61 km · Must-see
• Swanson Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Hitchcock · ~3 km
• Hitchcock County Museum · museum · Hitchcock · ~10 km
• Pitner Park · park · Hitchcock · ~14 km
• Palisade City Park · park · Hitchcock · ~25 km
• Culbertson City Park · park · Hitchcock · ~29 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Dundy · ~36 km
• Arrow Head Dam · lake · Dundy · ~44 km
• Arrow Head Dam · cave · Dundy · ~44 km
• Wauneta North Dam · lake · Chase · ~46 km
• McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker · fort · Red Willow · ~46 km
• McCook Army Airfield · fort · Red Willow · ~48 km
• Ward Bond Memorial Park · park · Dundy · ~50 km
• Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~50 km
• Atwood Lake Dam · lake · Rawlins · ~50 km
• Elks City Park · park · Red Willow · ~50 km
• Museum of the High Plains · museum · Red Willow · ~51 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Macklin Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Macklin Canyon

• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~138 km · Must-see
• Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~71 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Dundy · ~72 km
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~74 km
• Pawnee Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~122 km
• Cedar Canyon State Demonstration Forest · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~129 km
• Horseshoe Hill · viewpoint · Norton · ~139 km
• Dry Canyon · viewpoint · Hitchcock · ~4 km
• Jones Canyon · viewpoint · Hitchcock · ~4 km
• Spring Canyon · viewpoint · Hitchcock · ~5 km

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