Sheldon Canyon

Sheldon 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 Sheldon 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 Sheldon Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.86470, -104.09910. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheldon Canyon

• Anna Miller Museum · fort · Weston · ~10 km · Must-see
• Weston County Courthouse · fort · Weston · ~10 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jewel Cave National Monument · cave · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crazy Horse Memorial · fort · Custer · ~48 km · Must-see
• 1881 Courthouse · museum · Custer · ~52 km · Must-see
• Black Hills Institute · museum · Pennington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Custer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Wilderness · sanctuary · Pennington · ~61 km · Must-see
• Horse Thief Lake Dam · lake · Pennington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pactola Reservoir Recreation Area · lake · Pennington · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheldon Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sheldon Canyon

• Sourdough Draw · viewpoint · Custer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~55 km · Must-see
• Needles Eye Tunnel · viewpoint · Custer · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Elk Peak · viewpoint · Pennington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~67 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~70 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~84 km · Must-see

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