Rock Canyon

Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.61830, -103.29353. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Canyon

• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~7 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~19 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~31 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~43 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Agate Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Sioux · ~54 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ponderosa State Special Use Area · park · Dawes · ~5 km
• First Woman Mound · viewpoint · Dawes · ~5 km
• Little Crow Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~7 km
• Barrel Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~8 km
• Crow Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~8 km
• Cochran State Wayside Area · park · Dawes · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rock Canyon

• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~57 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~117 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Butte · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~126 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~132 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~140 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~141 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~142 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~150 km · Must-see
• First Woman Mound · viewpoint · Dawes · ~5 km

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