Monroe Canyon

Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.76636, -103.92632. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monroe Canyon

• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~11 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~28 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~34 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~49 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Jordan Reservoir · lake · Fall River · ~10 km
• Harrison City Park · park · Sioux · ~12 km
• Pants Butte · viewpoint · Sioux · ~12 km
• Andrews Dam · cave · Fall River · ~13 km
• Coffee Siding Historical Marker · fort · Sioux · ~18 km
• Keel Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~24 km
• Anderson Dam Number 1 · cave · Fall River · ~25 km
• McMaster Dam · lake · Niobrara · ~25 km
• Bald Butte · viewpoint · Niobrara · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Monroe Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Monroe Canyon

• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~11 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~127 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~131 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~132 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~141 km · Must-see
• Pants Butte · viewpoint · Sioux · ~12 km
• Bald Butte · viewpoint · Niobrara · ~26 km
• Swanski Rock · viewpoint · Niobrara · ~28 km
• Stony Hill · viewpoint · Sioux · ~32 km

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