Dark Canyon

Dark 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 Dark 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 Dark Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.58051, -110.16571. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Canyon

• Ashley National Forest · sanctuary · Duchesne · ~12 km · Must-see
• Cutthroat Lake · lake · Uintah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Emmons · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Uinta Highline Trail · trek · Duchesne · ~24 km · Must-see
• Whiterocks · viewpoint · Uintah · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake · lake · Uintah · ~30 km · Must-see
• South Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Moon Lake Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Deadman Lake · lake · Uintah · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~38 km · Must-see
• High Uintas Wilderness · sanctuary · Duchesne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cliff Lake · lake · Summit · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Sand Wash Dam · lake · Duchesne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jehovahs Witnesses Roosevelt Congregation · church · Duchesne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Red Castle · viewpoint · Summit · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Lovenia · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Canyon

• Mount Emmons · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~23 km · Must-see
• Whiterocks · viewpoint · Uintah · ~27 km · Must-see
• South Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Powell · viewpoint · Summit · ~41 km · Must-see
• Red Castle · viewpoint · Summit · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Lovenia · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kweeyahgut Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~53 km · Must-see
• Explorer Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~54 km · Must-see

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