Deer Canyon

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.42935, -119.22796. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Canyon

• Kumiva Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~5 km · Must-see
• Luxor Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~10 km · Must-see
• Purgatory Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Limbo Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Pershing · ~14 km · Must-see
• Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Pershing · ~30 km · Must-see
• Great Boiling Spring Park · park · Washoe · ~35 km · Must-see
• Old Razorback Mountain · viewpoint · Pershing · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sage Hen Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~50 km · Must-see
• Granite Mountain Reservoir · lake · Washoe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pyramid Lake · lake · Washoe · ~67 km · Must-see
• The Pyramid · lake · Washoe · ~69 km · Must-see
• Willow Spring · attraction · Pershing · ~45 km
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~46 km
• Fox Beach · beach · Washoe · ~47 km
• Trego Hot Springs · attraction · Pershing · ~47 km
• Too Kapu Tawaka · viewpoint · Washoe · ~50 km
• Enchanted Beach · beach · Washoe · ~59 km
• Dewey Parker Dam Number Two · lake · Washoe · ~60 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Deer Canyon

• Kumiva Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~5 km · Must-see
• Luxor Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~10 km · Must-see
• Purgatory Peak · viewpoint · Pershing · ~13 km · Must-see
• Selenite Mountains Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Pershing · ~30 km · Must-see
• Old Razorback Mountain · viewpoint · Pershing · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sage Hen Valley · viewpoint · Pershing · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rocky Peak · viewpoint · Humboldt · ~83 km · Must-see
• Tule Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hot Springs Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~95 km · Must-see
• Topog Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~97 km · Must-see

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