Simmons Canyon

Simmons 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 Simmons 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.

Visiting Simmons Canyon: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Simmons Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.88135, -108.07927. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simmons Canyon

• Mason-Lovell Ranch · attraction · Big Horn · ~11 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Big Horn · ~24 km · Must-see
• Shell Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Smith · fort · Big Horn · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tongue Cave · cave · Sheridan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Little Mountain · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~1 km
• John Blue Canyon · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~8 km
• Mexican Hill · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~9 km
• Five Springs Number 1 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~15 km
• N and S Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~15 km
• Bucking Mule Falls Observation Point · waterfall · Big Horn · ~15 km
• Bucking Mule Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~15 km
• Five Springs Number 2 Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~16 km
• Porcupine Falls · waterfall · Big Horn · ~17 km
• Natural Trap Cave · cave · Big Horn · ~17 km
• Medicine Wheel · fort · Big Horn · ~17 km
• Horseshoe Dam · lake · Big Horn · ~18 km
• Cone Mountain · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Simmons Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Simmons Canyon

• Tongue Butte · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~79 km · Must-see
• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~107 km · Must-see
• Black Tooth Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~111 km · Must-see
• Hallelujah · viewpoint · Johnson · ~111 km · Must-see
• Sheridan Inn National Historical Landmark · viewpoint · Sheridan · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mount Woolsey · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~111 km · Must-see
• Innominate · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~112 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Johnson · ~113 km · Must-see
• Cloud Peak · viewpoint · Big Horn · ~113 km · Must-see
• Bomber Mountain · viewpoint · Johnson · ~116 km · Must-see

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