Crane Canyon

Crane 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 Crane 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 Crane Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.90303, -104.31161. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crane Canyon

• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~13 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~14 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Thunder Basin National Grassland · sanctuary · Weston · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~70 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~74 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mary Ellen Dam · lake · Weston · ~2 km
• Blacktail Canyon · viewpoint · Weston · ~7 km
• Y T Reservoir · lake · Weston · ~10 km
• Cave Spring Canyon · cave · Weston · ~12 km
• Newcastle Post Office · fort · Weston · ~13 km
• Black Hills Power and Light Dam · lake · Weston · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Crane Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Crane Canyon

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~76 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~77 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~78 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~81 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~81 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~88 km · Must-see

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