Long Valley

Long 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 Long 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.

Visiting Long Valley: tips

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

How to reach Long Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.38054, -103.90854. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Valley

• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~9 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~10 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~15 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~16 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~18 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~50 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kissing Rocks · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~2 km
• Black Hills & Roughlock Nature Viewpoint · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~4 km
• Spearfish Falls · waterfall · Lawrence · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Valley

• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~10 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~50 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~81 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~83 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~85 km · Must-see

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