King Mesa

King Mesa: 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 King Mesa

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 King Mesa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.47025, -111.08601. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Mesa

• Lake Powell · lake · Kane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fortymile Gulch · viewpoint · Kane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden · attraction · Garfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Horse Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~41 km · Must-see
• Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument · sanctuary · Kane · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little Death Hollow Trailhead · viewpoint · Garfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Croton Canyon · viewpoint · Kane · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Bridge National Monument · viewpoint · San Juan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lower Calf Creek Falls · waterfall · Garfield · ~62 km · Must-see
• Padres Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellsworth · viewpoint · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Navajo Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lower Death Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~67 km · Must-see
• Anasazi State Park Museum · museum · Garfield · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Holmes · viewpoint · Garfield · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of King Mesa

Other hill stations & viewpoints near King Mesa

• Fortymile Gulch · viewpoint · Kane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Horse Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little Death Hollow Trailhead · viewpoint · Garfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Croton Canyon · viewpoint · Kane · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Bridge National Monument · viewpoint · San Juan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Padres Butte · viewpoint · San Juan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Ellsworth · viewpoint · Garfield · ~64 km · Must-see
• Navajo Mountain · viewpoint · San Juan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lower Death Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~67 km · Must-see

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