Hells Canyon

Hells 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 Hells 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 Hells Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.89609, -105.07331. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hells Canyon

• Thunder Basin National Grassland · sanctuary · Weston · ~12 km · Must-see
• Dalbey Memorial Park · park · Campbell · ~66 km · Must-see
• Gillette Fishing Lake · lake · Campbell · ~66 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Deaver Number 1 Dam · lake · Campbell · ~14 km
• Todd Detention Dam · lake · Weston · ~16 km
• S Lodge Pole Number 1 Dam · lake · Weston · ~20 km
• Roda Baugh Dam · lake · Weston · ~22 km
• Cellers Wildlife 9-499-3 Dam · lake · Weston · ~24 km
• Deer Creek Dam · lake · Campbell · ~25 km
• Yellow Hammer Buttes · viewpoint · Campbell · ~26 km
• Two Top · viewpoint · Campbell · ~26 km
• Sylvester Dam · lake · Campbell · ~27 km
• Baker Number 1 Dam · lake · Weston · ~27 km
• Chalk Butte · viewpoint · Weston · ~28 km
• Neil Butte · viewpoint · Campbell · ~29 km
• Saddle Horse Butte · viewpoint · Campbell · ~30 km
• Four Points · viewpoint · Campbell · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hells Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hells Canyon

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~85 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~102 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~103 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~104 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~129 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~132 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~133 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~137 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~150 km · Must-see
• Yellow Hammer Buttes · viewpoint · Campbell · ~26 km

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