Balancing Rock

Balancing 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 Balancing 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 Balancing Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.90165, -111.44128. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balancing Rock

• Anasazi State Park Museum · museum · Garfield · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lower Calf Creek Falls · waterfall · Garfield · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lower Death Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• Box-Death Hollow Wilderness · sanctuary · Garfield · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cuddyback Lake · lake · Garfield · ~17 km · Must-see
• East Boulder Creek Trail · viewpoint · Garfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Escalante Petrified Forest State Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Horse Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cyclone Lake · lake · Garfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Death Hollow Trailhead · viewpoint · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Blind Lake · lake · Wayne · ~38 km · Must-see
• Capitol Reef National Park · sanctuary · Garfield · ~40 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden · attraction · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Devils Garden Outstanding Natural Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~44 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument · sanctuary · Kane · ~50 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balancing Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Balancing Rock

• Lower Death Hollow · viewpoint · Garfield · ~15 km · Must-see
• East Boulder Creek Trail · viewpoint · Garfield · ~22 km · Must-see
• Wolverine Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~28 km · Must-see
• Horse Canyon · viewpoint · Garfield · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Death Hollow Trailhead · viewpoint · Garfield · ~33 km · Must-see
• Eph Hanks Tower · viewpoint · Wayne · ~50 km · Must-see
• Golden Throne · viewpoint · Wayne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Ferns Nipple · viewpoint · Wayne · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bloody Hands Gap · viewpoint · Garfield · ~58 km · Must-see
• Pectols Pyramid · viewpoint · Wayne · ~58 km · Must-see

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