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: 44.25610, -104.52440. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Canyon

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~18 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~53 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Thunder Basin National Grassland · sanctuary · Weston · ~63 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~64 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~65 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~69 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~71 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~73 km · Must-see
• Spring Branch Development Company Dam · lake · Crook · ~7 km
• Arrohead Dam · lake · Crook · ~7 km
• Hagerman Dam · lake · Crook · ~7 km
• Steven Dam · lake · Crook · ~9 km
• Enlargement Little Pine Ridge Dam · lake · Crook · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Canyon

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~18 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~56 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~69 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~79 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~90 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~95 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~99 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~113 km · Must-see

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