Jay Gulch

Jay Gulch: 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 Jay Gulch

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.

Visiting Jay Gulch: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Jay Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.41248, -103.97354. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jay Gulch

• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~12 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~18 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~21 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~25 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~25 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~64 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Beartown Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~6 km
• Kissing Rocks · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~7 km
• Crow Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~8 km
• Grandview Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~9 km
• Black Hills & Roughlock Nature Viewpoint · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~9 km
• Lytle Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jay Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jay Gulch

• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~18 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~21 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~55 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~71 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~78 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~79 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~84 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~88 km · Must-see

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