Fish Canyon

Fish 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 Fish 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 Fish Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.31552, -104.76385. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fish Canyon

• Guernsey State Park · park · Platte · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hell Gap Archaeological Site · fort · Goshen · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Laramie National Historic Site · fort · Goshen · ~27 km · Must-see
• Glendo Dam · lake · Platte · ~30 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~70 km · Must-see
• Davis Bay · beach · Platte · ~1 km
• Brimmer Point · viewpoint · Platte · ~2 km
• Powell Mountain · viewpoint · Platte · ~2 km
• Newell Bay · beach · Platte · ~3 km
• Guernsey Dam · lake · Platte · ~4 km
• Oregon Trail Ruts · fort · Platte · ~8 km
• Guernsey Fish Pond Dam · lake · Platte · ~9 km
• Register Cliff Monument · park · Platte · ~11 km
• Register Cliff · fort · Platte · ~11 km
• Porter Rock · viewpoint · Platte · ~13 km
• Garnet Hill · viewpoint · Goshen · ~15 km
• Pine Hill · viewpoint · Goshen · ~19 km
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Platte · ~20 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Fish Canyon

• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~114 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~128 km · Must-see
• Glenrock Buffalo Jump · viewpoint · Converse · ~140 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~141 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~142 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~150 km · Must-see
• Brimmer Point · viewpoint · Platte · ~2 km
• Powell Mountain · viewpoint · Platte · ~2 km
• Porter Rock · viewpoint · Platte · ~13 km

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