Road Gulch

Road Gulch: 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 Road Gulch

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 Road Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.00469, -107.22395. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Road Gulch

• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Huston Park Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~28 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pearl Lake State Park · lake · Routt · ~47 km · Must-see
• Encampment River Wilderness · sanctuary · Carbon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Elkhead State Park · sanctuary · Routt · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel Wilderness · sanctuary · Routt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Elkhead Creek Dam · lake · Moffat · ~64 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~72 km · Must-see
• Petite Tetons · viewpoint · Routt · ~4 km
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~4 km
• Sheep Mountain Dam · lake · Carbon · ~6 km
• Mule Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~6 km
• Battle Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Road Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Road Gulch

• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~18 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Zirkel · viewpoint · Jackson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~72 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~85 km · Must-see
• Mount Werner · viewpoint · Routt · ~92 km · Must-see
• Red Rock · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~101 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Ears Peak · viewpoint · Jackson · ~103 km · Must-see

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