Tar Valley

Tar Valley: 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 Tar Valley

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 Tar Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.73998, -102.67270. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tar Valley

• Bridgeport State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Morrill · ~46 km · Must-see
• Alliance Baptist Church · church · Box Butte · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carhenge · attraction · Box Butte · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock National Historic Site · sanctuary · Morrill · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake Dam · lake · Garden · ~29 km
• Reilly Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~30 km
• Old Lady Beam Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~30 km
• Cowboy Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~38 km
• Balka Group Dam · cave · Garden · ~40 km
• Hiers Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~42 km
• Pioneer Trails Museum · museum · Morrill · ~45 km
• Antioch Potash Boom-Town Historical Marker · park · Sheridan · ~46 km
• Lane Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
• Ashburger Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~47 km
• Lookout Mound · viewpoint · Morrill · ~48 km
• Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~49 km
• Courthouse Rock · viewpoint · Morrill · ~50 km
• Hancock Lake · lake · Sheridan · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tar Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Tar Valley

• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~88 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~93 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~108 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~108 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~138 km · Must-see
• Reilly Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~30 km
• Old Lady Beam Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~30 km
• Cowboy Hill · viewpoint · Morrill · ~38 km
• Lookout Mound · viewpoint · Morrill · ~48 km
• Wildhorse Hill · viewpoint · Garden · ~49 km

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