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: 44.96135, -107.71704. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Canyon

• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dayton Community Hall · fort · Sheridan · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~47 km · Must-see
• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bighorn National Forest · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fisher Mountain · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~3 km
• The Mesa · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~7 km
• Bull Elk Park Natural Area · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~12 km
• Sheridan County Elk Winter Pasture · park · Sheridan · ~14 km
• Eagle Point · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~15 km
• Dana Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~17 km
• Kiewit Stockade Creek Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~18 km
• Kiewit Herbs Creek Number 3 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~19 km
• Black Gulch Point · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~19 km
• Kiewit Herb Creek Number 1 Dam · lake · Sheridan · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Canyon

• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~78 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~94 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~94 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~95 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~97 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mather Peaks · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~105 km · Must-see

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