Trunk Butte

Trunk Butte: 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 Trunk Butte

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 Trunk Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.79303, -103.14880. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Trunk Butte

• Chadron · church · Fall River · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pine Ridge National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dawes · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Crawford · sanctuary · Fall River · ~33 km · Must-see
• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Robinson · fort · Fall River · ~37 km · Must-see
• Toadstool Geologic Park · sanctuary · Fall River · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hudson-Meng Bison Kill · fort · Fall River · ~46 km · Must-see
• Box Butte Reservoir State Recreation Area · lake · Dawes · ~46 km · Must-see
• Soldier Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Sioux · ~49 km · Must-see
• Oglala National Grassland · sanctuary · Sioux · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~69 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Dam · cave · Fall River · ~10 km
• Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~11 km
• Dawes County Historical Museum · museum · Fall River · ~13 km
• Flag Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~13 km
• Flannigan Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~13 km
• Wilson Park · park · Dawes · ~15 km
• Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center · museum · Fall River · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Trunk Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Trunk Butte

• Crawford Hill · viewpoint · Dawes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sowbelly Canyon · viewpoint · Fall River · ~69 km · Must-see
• Porcupine Butte · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~100 km · Must-see
• Fuson Canyon · viewpoint · Custer · ~109 km · Must-see
• Cuny Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~113 km · Must-see
• Red Shirt Table · viewpoint · Oglala Lakota · ~114 km · Must-see
• Cicero Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~130 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~145 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~11 km
• Flag Butte · viewpoint · Dawes · ~13 km

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