Dark Canyon

Dark Canyon: 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 Dark Canyon

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 Dark Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 34.34136, -101.18374. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Canyon

• Running Water Draw · viewpoint · Floyd · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blanco Canyon · viewpoint · Floyd · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lingos Falls · waterfall · Briscoe · ~2 km
• Dobbs Hollow · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~3 km
• Cottonwood Dam · lake · Briscoe · ~6 km
• Puckett Erosion Control Dam · lake · Briscoe · ~10 km
• Comanchero Canyons Museum · museum · Briscoe · ~15 km
• Camp Resolution of the Texan Santa Fe Expedition · fort · Floyd · ~15 km
• Lake Theo Dam · lake · Briscoe · ~17 km
• Eagles Point · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~18 km
• The Jailhouse Museum · museum · Briscoe · ~23 km
• Briscoe County Jail · fort · Briscoe · ~23 km
• Briscoe County 1892–1992 · fort · Briscoe · ~23 km
• Briscoe County · fort · Briscoe · ~23 km
• Briscoe County Veterans Memorial · fort · Briscoe · ~23 km
• First Baptist Church of Silverton · fort · Briscoe · ~23 km
• Bob Wills Monument · fort · Hall · ~33 km
• 1928 Phillips 66 Service Station · fort · Hall · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Canyon

• Running Water Draw · viewpoint · Floyd · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blanco Canyon · viewpoint · Floyd · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Blanco · viewpoint · Crosby · ~77 km · Must-see
• Blackwater Draw · viewpoint · Lubbock · ~128 km · Must-see
• Yellow House Canyon · viewpoint · Crosby · ~130 km · Must-see
• Duffy's Peak · viewpoint · Garza · ~138 km · Must-see
• Dobbs Hollow · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~3 km
• Eagles Point · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~18 km
• McMurtry Canyon · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~43 km
• Lufberg Canyon · viewpoint · Briscoe · ~43 km

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