Tree Canyon

Tree 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 Tree 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 Tree Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.87945, -100.23124. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Tree Canyon

• Robert Henri Historical Walkway · museum · Dawson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fort McPherson · fort · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Maloney South Beach Recreation Area · lake · Lincoln · ~59 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek State Wildlife Management and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Frontier · ~63 km · Must-see
• Medicine Creek Dam · lake · Frontier · ~70 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Blue Heron State Wildlife Management Area · park · Dawson · ~8 km
• Sod House Museum · museum · Dawson · ~9 km
• Gothenburg Historical Museum · museum · Dawson · ~11 km
• Ehmen Park · park · Dawson · ~11 km
• E G West Park · park · Dawson · ~11 km
• Lake Helen Recreation Area · lake · Dawson · ~11 km
• East Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area · park · Dawson · ~19 km
• Willow Island State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dawson · ~19 km
• Jeffrey Canyon State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Midway Lake Recreational Grounds · lake · Dawson · ~21 km
• Jeffrey Lake Recreation · lake · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Chester Island State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Tree Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Tree Canyon

• Golden Spike Tower · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Odencranze Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~38 km
• Rock Island Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~39 km
• Cedar Canyon State Demonstration Forest · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~42 km
• Hansen Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~46 km
• Schukar Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~48 km
• Redfern Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~48 km
• Stop Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~50 km
• Tallin Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~55 km
• Murphy Table · viewpoint · Custer · ~66 km

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