Lost Canyon

Lost 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 Lost 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 Lost Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.21443, -104.15577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Canyon

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~42 km · Must-see
• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~45 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~46 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~47 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~50 km · Must-see
• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~51 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~70 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lost Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lost Canyon

• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~36 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~46 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~48 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~71 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~76 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~79 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~80 km · Must-see

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