Standing Rock

Standing Rock: 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 Standing Rock

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 Standing Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.17662, -109.99136. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Standing Rock

• Canyonlands National Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~2 km · Must-see
• Canyonlands National Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Spring Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Juan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Candlestick Tower · attraction · San Juan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mesa Arch · attraction · San Juan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Aztec Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~33 km · Must-see
• False Kiva · fort · San Juan · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Upheaval Dome · viewpoint · San Juan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Deadman Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dugout Reservoir · lake · San Juan · ~49 km · Must-see
• Robbers Roost Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cataract Canyon · viewpoint · San Juan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Denis Julien Inscription · fort · Grand · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dead Horse Point State Park · attraction · Grand · ~54 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dark Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · San Juan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Newspaper Rock Tower · fort · San Juan · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Standing Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Standing Rock

• Big Spring Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · San Juan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Aztec Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Big Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Upheaval Dome · viewpoint · San Juan · ~37 km · Must-see
• Deadman Hill · viewpoint · Wayne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Robbers Roost Spring · viewpoint · Wayne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cataract Canyon · viewpoint · San Juan · ~53 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~55 km · Must-see
• Abajo Peak · viewpoint · San Juan · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mars Hotel · viewpoint · Grand · ~76 km · Must-see

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