Thompson Gulch

Thompson 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 Thompson 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 Thompson Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.46860, -104.12827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Gulch

• Vore Buffalo Jump · fort · Crook · ~10 km · Must-see
• D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~26 km · Must-see
• Spearfish Peak · waterfall · Lawrence · ~28 km · Must-see
• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~31 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~35 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~38 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Adams House Museum · museum · Lawrence · ~42 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Hills National Forest · sanctuary · Pennington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~70 km · Must-see
• Keyhole State Park · lake · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Green Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~9 km
• Lytle Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~10 km
• Rocky Ford Dam · lake · Crook · ~11 km
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Crook · ~13 km
• Grandview Hill · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thompson Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thompson Gulch

• Warren Peak · viewpoint · Crook · ~31 km · Must-see
• Terry Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~35 km · Must-see
• Polo Peak · viewpoint · Lawrence · ~38 km · Must-see
• Inyan Kara Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Devils Tower · viewpoint · Crook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Missouri Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bear Butte · viewpoint · Meade · ~70 km · Must-see
• Odakota Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Pennington · ~92 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~100 km · Must-see

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