Canyon Overlook Picnic Area

Canyon Overlook Picnic Area: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Canyon Overlook Picnic Area

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Canyon Overlook Picnic Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.45435, -109.01694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Canyon Overlook Picnic Area

• Island Park Overlook · viewpoint · Uintah · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur National Monument · sanctuary · Moffat · ~12 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mantle's Cave · cave · Moffat · ~12 km · Must-see
• Split Mountain · viewpoint · Uintah · ~22 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~27 km · Must-see
• Red Fleet State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~47 km · Must-see
• Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Moffat · ~50 km · Must-see
• Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum · museum · Uintah · ~53 km · Must-see
• Vernal Utah Temple · church · Uintah · ~55 km · Must-see
• Steinaker State Park · sanctuary · Uintah · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~57 km · Must-see
• Vernal Christian Church · church · Uintah · ~58 km · Must-see
• Browns Park Waterfowl Area · sanctuary · Daggett · ~62 km · Must-see
• Cold Spring Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fantasy Canyon · viewpoint · Uintah · ~68 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Canyon Overlook Picnic Area

Other parks near Canyon Overlook Picnic Area

• Pariette Waterfowl Habitat Management Area · park · Uintah · ~102 km
• Big Park · park · Uintah · ~105 km
• Desolation Canyon Historical Landmark · park · Uintah · ~128 km
• Big Sand State Park · park · Duchesne · ~129 km
• Three Patches Picnic Area · park · Sweetwater · ~135 km
• Point of Pines Recreation Site · park · Uintah · ~13 km
• Josie Morris Cabin Picnic Area · park · Uintah · ~17 km
• Dinosaur National Monument · park · Moffat · ~17 km
• Plug Hat Butte Picnic Area · park · Moffat · ~23 km
• Split Mountain Picnic Area · park · Uintah · ~25 km

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