The Steps

The Steps: 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 The Steps

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 The Steps — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.45108, -108.52621. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Steps

• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mantle's Cave · cave · Moffat · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur National Monument · sanctuary · Moffat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~50 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~52 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~61 km · Must-see
• Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Moffat · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~72 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bear Canyon · viewpoint · Moffat · ~19 km
• Charcoal Likns · fort · Moffat · ~22 km
• Sand Wash Open OHV Area · viewpoint · Moffat · ~31 km
• Wagon Wheel Point · viewpoint · Moffat · ~34 km
• Coal Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~34 km
• Signature Cave · cave · Moffat · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Steps

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Steps

• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~26 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~50 km · Must-see
• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~52 km · Must-see
• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~72 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~74 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~79 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fantasy Canyon · viewpoint · Uintah · ~107 km · Must-see

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