The Rocks

The Rocks: 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 The Rocks

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 The Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.29997, -110.80988. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Rocks

• Huntington North Dam · lake · Emery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Huntington State Park · sanctuary · Emery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel · fort · Emery · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bottleneck Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Assembly Hall Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Window Blind Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~39 km · Must-see
• Price United Methodist Church · church · Carbon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Prehistoric Museum · museum · Carbon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Western Mining and Railroad Museum · museum · Carbon · ~53 km · Must-see
• New Life Ministries Church · church · Carbon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Electric Lake · lake · Emery · ~63 km · Must-see
• La Sal National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~66 km · Must-see
• Manti National Forest · sanctuary · Sanpete · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel · fort · Emery · ~69 km · Must-see
• Square Top · viewpoint · Emery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Battleship Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Family Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buckhorn Dam · lake · Emery · ~8 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Rocks

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Rocks

• Bottleneck Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Assembly Hall Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~36 km · Must-see
• Window Blind Peak · viewpoint · Emery · ~39 km · Must-see
• Square Top · viewpoint · Emery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Battleship Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~74 km · Must-see
• Family Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~74 km · Must-see
• White Mountain · viewpoint · Sevier · ~82 km · Must-see
• Desolation Canyon · viewpoint · Grand · ~87 km · Must-see
• Gunnison Valley · viewpoint · Sanpete · ~88 km · Must-see
• Wild Horse Butte · viewpoint · Emery · ~101 km · Must-see

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