Kessler Canyon

Kessler 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 Kessler 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 Kessler Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.66331, -104.30968. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Kessler Canyon

• Hawk Springs State Recreation Area · lake · Goshen · ~14 km · Must-see
• Signal Butte · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~46 km · Must-see
• Robidoux Pass · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Mitchell · fort · Scotts Bluff · ~67 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff National Monument · sanctuary · Scotts Bluff · ~67 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~67 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~70 km · Must-see
• Northfield Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~71 km · Must-see
• Texas Trail Museum · museum · Laramie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Westmoor Park · park · Scotts Bluff · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Goshen · ~3 km
• Bear Rock · viewpoint · Goshen · ~5 km
• Babbitt Dam · lake · Goshen · ~6 km
• Coad Dam · lake · Laramie · ~17 km
• The Point · viewpoint · Goshen · ~18 km
• Crown Number 2 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~18 km
• McMillen Number 2 Dam · lake · Goshen · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Kessler Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Kessler Canyon

• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~62 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~83 km · Must-see
• Peak Wellness Center for Youth & Family · viewpoint · Laramie · ~90 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~96 km · Must-see
• Dirty Mountain · viewpoint · Albany · ~119 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~122 km · Must-see
• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lindenmeier Overlook · viewpoint · Larimer · ~126 km · Must-see
• Laramie Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~144 km · Must-see

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