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: 40.93554, -103.45188. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Rocks

• North Sterling State Park · sanctuary · Logan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kimball Assembly of God Church · church · Kimball · ~47 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~56 km · Must-see
• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fort Sidney Historical Marker · fort · Cheyenne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~62 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Cheyenne · ~72 km · Must-see
• Prewitt Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~73 km · Must-see
• Texas Trail Museum · museum · Laramie · ~73 km · Must-see
• Toedtli Reservoir · lake · Kimball · ~32 km
• Kimball Airport · attraction · Kimball · ~42 km
• Four Winds Golf Course · attraction · Kimball · ~44 km
• "High Point" Welcome Center · attraction · Kimball · ~45 km
• Gotte Park · park · Kimball · ~46 km
• Kimball City Park · park · Kimball · ~47 km
• Goodhand Theater · attraction · Kimball · ~47 km
• Plains Historical Museum · museum · Kimball · ~47 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Rocks

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Rocks

• Deadwood Draw · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~56 km · Must-see
• East Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~57 km · Must-see
• West Pawnee Butte · viewpoint · Weld · ~58 km · Must-see
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Kimball · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bighorn Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~85 km · Must-see
• Wildcat Mountain · viewpoint · Banner · ~105 km · Must-see
• Scotts Bluff · viewpoint · Scotts Bluff · ~128 km · Must-see
• Peak Wellness Center for Youth & Family · viewpoint · Laramie · ~147 km · Must-see
• French​man Valley Co-op · viewpoint · Kimball · ~48 km
• Panorama Point · viewpoint · Colorado · ~62 km

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