Box Canyon

Box 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 Box 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 Box Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.88668, -87.19661. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~1 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~1 km · Must-see
• Shades State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carnegie Museum-Montgomery · museum · Montgomery · ~38 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Portland Arch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Fountain · ~48 km · Must-see
• Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~49 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kennekuk Cove County Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~137 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~145 km · Must-see
• Bear Hollow · viewpoint · Parke · ~1 km
• Devil's Backbone · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~17 km
• Truax Hill · viewpoint · Montgomery · ~22 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~44 km
• Fern Cliff · viewpoint · Putnam · ~46 km
• Pottsville Hill · viewpoint · Vigo · ~55 km
• Hughes Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~61 km
• Wolf Mound · viewpoint · Edgar · ~61 km

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