Box Elder Canyon

Box Elder 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 Box Elder 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 Box Elder Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.77302, -105.77111. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Elder Canyon

• Ayres Natural Bridge State Park · park · Converse · ~17 km · Must-see
• Glenrock Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Converse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Fetterman State Historic Site · fort · Converse · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Pioneer Memorial Museum · museum · Converse · ~39 km · Must-see
• Douglas Railroad Interpretive Center · park · Converse · ~39 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Converse · ~40 km · Must-see
• Muddy Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~50 km · Must-see
• Casper Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~56 km · Must-see
• Masonic Temple · fort · Natrona · ~57 km · Must-see
• Casper Wyoming Temple · church · Natrona · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Caspar Museum · fort · Natrona · ~62 km · Must-see
• Little Boxelder Number 3 Dam · lake · Converse · ~4 km
• Converse County Park · park · Converse · ~4 km
• Cannondale Number 2 Dam · lake · Converse · ~4 km
• Oregon Trail Marker · park · Converse · ~8 km
• Higgins Number 2 Dam · lake · Converse · ~8 km
• J E Higgins Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~8 km
• Little Boxelder Number 1 Dam · lake · Converse · ~9 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Elder Canyon

• Glenrock Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Converse · ~19 km · Must-see
• Muddy Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~50 km · Must-see
• Casper Mountain · viewpoint · Natrona · ~56 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~78 km · Must-see
• Teapot Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~84 km · Must-see
• Independence Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~145 km · Must-see
• Hermit Rock · viewpoint · Converse · ~15 km
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~17 km
• Hatterman Hill · viewpoint · Converse · ~20 km
• Lacy Mountain · viewpoint · Converse · ~20 km

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