Camel Back

Camel Back: 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 Camel Back

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 Camel Back — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.55360, -108.20008. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Camel Back

• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Montrose County Historical Museum · museum · Montrose · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ute Indian Museum · museum · Montrose · ~40 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~40 km · Must-see
• Uncompahgre National Forest · sanctuary · Ouray · ~40 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Mountain West · museum · Montrose · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park · sanctuary · Montrose · ~52 km · Must-see
• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~58 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ridgway Dam · lake · Ouray · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ridgway State Park · sanctuary · Ouray · ~67 km · Must-see
• Crystal Reservoir · lake · Montrose · ~67 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~67 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~68 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Camel Back

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Camel Back

• Horsefly Peak · viewpoint · Ouray · ~58 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cerro Summit · viewpoint · Montrose · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~66 km · Must-see
• Youngs Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~68 km · Must-see
• Needle Rock · viewpoint · Delta · ~75 km · Must-see
• North Saddle Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~77 km · Must-see
• Landsend Peak · viewpoint · Delta · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Mesa · ~77 km · Must-see
• North Pole Peak · viewpoint · San Miguel · ~78 km · Must-see

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