Saunders Canyon

Saunders 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 Saunders 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 Saunders Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.55167, -100.46042. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Saunders Canyon

• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~27 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~35 km · Must-see
• George W Norris Home · sanctuary · Red Willow · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~65 km · Must-see
• Robert Henri Historical Walkway · museum · Dawson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hansen Memorial Reserve State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~25 km
• Spring Creek Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~34 km
• Red Willow State Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~35 km
• Indian Point Recreation Area · park · Frontier · ~35 km
• Mowry Bluff Archeological Site · fort · Frontier · ~35 km
• Red Willow Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Frontier · ~36 km
• Druse Dam · lake · Frontier · ~39 km
• Welfleet Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~40 km
• McCook Army Airfield · fort · Red Willow · ~41 km
• Sayer Dam Number 2 · lake · Frontier · ~41 km
• Wellfleet State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~42 km
• McCook Army Air Base Historical Marker · fort · Red Willow · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Saunders Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Saunders Canyon

• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~91 km · Must-see
• Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~45 km
• Cedar Canyon State Demonstration Forest · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~66 km
• Odencranze Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~88 km
• Rock Island Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~90 km
• Hansen Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~97 km
• Schukar Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~99 km
• Redfern Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~99 km
• Stop Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~101 km
• Tallin Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~105 km

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