Scott Canyon

Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.65635, -109.57069. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scott Canyon

• The Palisades · viewpoint · Daggett · ~17 km · Must-see
• Island Park · park · Sweetwater · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mansface Hill · viewpoint · Daggett · ~22 km · Must-see
• Green River · church · Daggett · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wilkins Peak · viewpoint · Daggett · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church · church · Sweetwater · ~38 km · Must-see
• Aspen Mountain · viewpoint · Daggett · ~56 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Reservoir · lake · Sweetwater · ~67 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge Reservoir · lake · Daggett · ~69 km · Must-see
• Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Sweetwater · ~71 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~9 km
• Stevens Draw Dam · lake · Sweetwater · ~14 km
• The Palisades · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~16 km
• Blue Rim · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~18 km
• Sewage Lagoon Dam · lake · Sweetwater · ~19 km
• The Towers · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~19 km
• Allied Number 4 Tailings Pond Dam · lake · Sweetwater · ~19 km
• Number 5a Dam · lake · Sweetwater · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Scott Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Scott Canyon

• The Palisades · viewpoint · Daggett · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mansface Hill · viewpoint · Daggett · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wilkins Peak · viewpoint · Daggett · ~32 km · Must-see
• Aspen Mountain · viewpoint · Daggett · ~56 km · Must-see
• Names Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~96 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~122 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~129 km · Must-see
• Gilbert Peak · viewpoint · Duchesne · ~141 km · Must-see
• Medicine Butte · viewpoint · Rich · ~145 km · Must-see
• Mount Nystrom · viewpoint · Sublette · ~146 km · Must-see

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