Spook Canyon

Spook 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 Spook 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 Spook Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.80969, -103.82689. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spook Canyon

• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~3 km · Must-see
• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~8 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~13 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~13 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~16 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~17 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~24 km · Must-see
• East Gering Drain Dam · lake · Scotts Bluff · ~24 km · Must-see
• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~41 km · Must-see
• Williams Gap State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Banner · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~48 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rifle Sight · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~6 km
• Cedar Canyon State Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~9 km
• South Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~10 km
• Bald Peak · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Spook Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Spook Canyon

• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~48 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~113 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~119 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~124 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~132 km · Must-see
• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~138 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~138 km · Must-see
• Peak Wellness Center for Youth & Family · viewpoint · Laramie · ~139 km · Must-see

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