Simpson Canyon

Simpson 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 Simpson 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 Simpson Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.95791, -101.87876. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simpson Canyon

• Fort Lancaster State Historic Site · fort · Crockett · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bobcat Hills · viewpoint · Upton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tunas Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Reagan · ~56 km · Must-see
• Iraan City Park · park · Pecos · ~7 km
• Camp Melvin and the Pontoon Crossing of the Pecos River · fort · Crockett · ~17 km
• Cedar Hill · viewpoint · Upton · ~21 km
• First Baptist Church of Rankin · fort · Upton · ~38 km
• Pecos Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~38 km
• Castle Gap · fort · Upton · ~42 km
• Bobcat Hills · fort · Upton · ~45 km
• Early Humble Camp in Permian Basin · fort · Upton · ~48 km
• Crockett County's First Producing Oil Well · fort · Crockett · ~52 km
• Bachelor Hill · viewpoint · Crockett · ~53 km
• Big Lake Apostolic Church · church · Reagan · ~59 km
• City of Big Lake · fort · Reagan · ~61 km
• Big Mesa · viewpoint · Pecos · ~64 km
• Castle Mountain · viewpoint · Upton · ~69 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Simpson Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Simpson Canyon

• Bobcat Hills · viewpoint · Upton · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tunas Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~54 km · Must-see
• Government Canyon · viewpoint · Crockett · ~84 km · Must-see
• Howard Draw · viewpoint · Val Verde · ~118 km · Must-see
• Odessa Meteor Crater · viewpoint · Ector · ~132 km · Must-see
• Sierra Madera · viewpoint · Pecos · ~133 km · Must-see
• Cedar Hill · viewpoint · Upton · ~21 km
• Pecos Peak · viewpoint · Pecos · ~38 km
• Bachelor Hill · viewpoint · Crockett · ~53 km
• Big Mesa · viewpoint · Pecos · ~64 km

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