Chaffee Gulch

Chaffee 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 Chaffee 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.

How to reach Chaffee Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.79804, -106.15586. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chaffee Gulch

• Lake De Smet · lake · Johnson · ~74 km · Must-see
• L Quarter Circle Hills · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~5 km
• Cultra Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~6 km
• Griffith Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~11 km
• Weller Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Whedon Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~14 km
• Joe Creek Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~14 km
• L Quarter Circle Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~14 km
• Robinson Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~16 km
• Leiter Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~16 km
• Cadiz Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~17 km
• Jackson Dam · lake · Campbell · ~17 km
• Suranyi Dam · lake · Campbell · ~19 km
• Puffball Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~20 km
• Foster Buttes · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~20 km
• Corrals Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~20 km
• Okeson Dam · lake · Campbell · ~21 km
• Ollie Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~23 km

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