Big Rocks

Big Rocks: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Big Rocks

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Big Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.85496, -107.38256. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Rocks

• France Memorial Presbyterian Church · fort · Carbon · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Fred Steele State Historic Site · fort · Carbon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bradley Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Seminoe Reservoir · lake · Carbon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Seminoe State Park · sanctuary · Carbon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cherokee Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~8 km
• Ninemile Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~11 km
• Rawlins Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~14 km
• Brown Canyon Rim · viewpoint · Carbon · ~15 km
• Hogback Lake · lake · Carbon · ~16 km
• Willow Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~16 km
• Carbon County Museum · museum · Carbon · ~17 km
• Wyoming Frontier Prison · museum · Carbon · ~17 km
• George Ferris Mansion · fort · Carbon · ~17 km
• Separation Dam · lake · Sweetwater · ~17 km
• Rendle Point · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km
• Union Pacific Railroad Depot · fort · Carbon · ~18 km
• Rendle Hill · viewpoint · Carbon · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Rocks

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Rocks

• Bradley Peak · viewpoint · Carbon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Red Rock · viewpoint · Sweetwater · ~87 km · Must-see
• Split Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~88 km · Must-see
• Independence Rock · viewpoint · Natrona · ~92 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Carbon · ~94 km · Must-see
• Garfield Peak · viewpoint · Natrona · ~129 km · Must-see
• Medicine Bow Peak · viewpoint · Albany · ~130 km · Must-see
• Columbus Mountain · viewpoint · Routt · ~137 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~148 km · Must-see
• Hahns Peak · viewpoint · Routt · ~148 km · Must-see

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