Elk Head Spring

Elk Head Spring: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Elk Head Spring

Season: October to February.

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 Elk Head Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.98071, -110.82055. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elk Head Spring

• Mount Pennell · viewpoint · Garfield · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ragged Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellen · viewpoint · Garfield · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Hillers · viewpoint · Garfield · ~19 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain Wilderness Study Area · viewpoint · Garfield · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bloody Hands Gap · viewpoint · Garfield · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Holmes · viewpoint · Garfield · ~36 km · Must-see
• Capitol Reef National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellsworth · viewpoint · Garfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blue Point · viewpoint · Wayne · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Death Hollow Trailhead · viewpoint · Garfield · ~48 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~51 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cataract Canyon · viewpoint · San Juan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Horse Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elk Head Spring

Other other attractions near Elk Head Spring

• Devils Garden · attraction · Garfield · ~85 km · Must-see
• Sipapu Bridge · attraction · San Juan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Candlestick Tower · attraction · San Juan · ~112 km · Must-see
• Mesa Arch · attraction · San Juan · ~119 km · Must-see
• Moki Dugway · attraction · San Juan · ~138 km · Must-see
• Dead Horse Point State Park · attraction · Grand · ~140 km · Must-see
• Hansen Spring · attraction · Garfield · ~19 km
• Hanksville-Burpee Dinosaur Quarry · attraction · Wayne · ~66 km
• Row Spring · attraction · Garfield · ~84 km
• Salt Flat Spring · attraction · San Juan · ~115 km

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