Hells Canyon

Hells 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 Hells 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 Hells Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.91977, -101.71765. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hells Canyon

• Enders Reservoir State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Chase · ~73 km · Must-see
• Texas Trail Canyon Historical Marker · fort · Dundy · ~21 km
• Howard T. Sawhill City Park · park · Yuma · ~22 km
• Cheyenne County Museum · museum · Cheyenne · ~23 km
• Rock Creek State Recreation Area · park · Dundy · ~24 km
• Ward Bond Memorial Park · park · Dundy · ~26 km
• Pleasant Hill School (ruins) · fort · Cheyenne · ~28 km
• Twin Lakes · lake · Dundy · ~29 km
• German Plains School · fort · Cheyenne · ~30 km
• Blue Ridge School (ruins) · fort · Cheyenne · ~34 km
• Arrow Head Dam · cave · Dundy · ~40 km
• Arrow Head Dam · lake · Dundy · ~40 km
• school (historic) · fort · Cheyenne · ~40 km
• Anderson Dam · cave · Dundy · ~44 km
• School Number 65 (ruins) · fort · Cheyenne · ~46 km
• Pleasant Hill Community Center · fort · Cheyenne · ~46 km
• Pawnee Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~50 km
• Beecher Island Battlefield Monument · fort · Yuma · ~50 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hells Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hells Canyon

• Mount Sunflower · viewpoint · Kit Carson · ~129 km · Must-see
• Pawnee Hill · viewpoint · Yuma · ~50 km
• Old Baldy · viewpoint · Dundy · ~59 km
• Red Hills · viewpoint · Wallace · ~129 km
• Motti Hill · viewpoint · Wallace · ~132 km
• Spoil Bank · viewpoint · Red Willow · ~142 km
• Arnold Harvey Canyon · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~5 km
• Heinzelman Canyon · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~8 km
• Morehouse Canyon · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~8 km
• Pigg Canyon · viewpoint · Cheyenne · ~10 km

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