Dick Ridge

Dick Ridge: 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 Dick Ridge

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 Dick Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.16081, -108.09506. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dick Ridge

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~54 km · Must-see
• Yampa River State Park · sanctuary · Moffat · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~60 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~66 km · Must-see
• Jordan Draw · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~4 km
• Horse Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~11 km
• Bitter Spring Gulch · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~11 km
• Goff Camp Gulch · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~12 km
• Gower Gulch · viewpoint · Moffat · ~13 km
• Cave Gulch · cave · Rio Blanco · ~13 km
• Danforth Hills · viewpoint · Moffat · ~20 km
• White River Museum · museum · Rio Blanco · ~26 km
• Coal Creek School · museum · Rio Blanco · ~35 km
• Goat Trail Ridge · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~42 km
• D D and E Wise Dam · lake · Rio Blanco · ~43 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dick Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dick Ridge

• Colorow Mountain · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Cat Peak · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mountain · viewpoint · Moffat · ~77 km · Must-see
• Tanks Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~80 km · Must-see
• Ripple Creek Overlook · viewpoint · Rio Blanco · ~84 km · Must-see
• Blair Mountain · viewpoint · Garfield · ~88 km · Must-see
• Dunckley Flat Tops · viewpoint · Routt · ~95 km · Must-see
• Zenobia Peak · viewpoint · Moffat · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~106 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Moffat · ~108 km · Must-see

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