Hell Canyon

Hell 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 Hell 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 Hell Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.95401, -112.39448. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hell Canyon

• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Yavapai · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hot Spring · attraction · Yavapai · ~6 km · Must-see
• White Picacho · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Pleasant Regional Park · lake · Yavapai · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Pleasant · lake · Yavapai · ~17 km · Must-see
• New Waddell Dam · lake · Maricopa · ~21 km · Must-see
• Horsethief Dam · lake · Yavapai · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gavilan Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Anthem Veterans Memorial · fort · Maricopa · ~32 km · Must-see
• KBMB-AM (Black Canyon City) · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Arizona History Museum · museum · Maricopa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hassayampa River Preserve · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Daisy Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Phoenix Arizona Temple · church · Maricopa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Reflections of Surprise Tile Mural · lake · Maricopa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Adobe Mountain Desert Railway Park · park · Maricopa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Phoenix · park · Maricopa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve · sanctuary · Maricopa · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hell Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hell Canyon

• White Picacho · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gavilan Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~32 km · Must-see
• KBMB-AM (Black Canyon City) · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~33 km · Must-see
• Daisy Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shaw Butte · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~61 km · Must-see
• North Mountain Preserve · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Union · viewpoint · Yavapai · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sunnyslope Mountain · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pinnacle Peak · viewpoint · Maricopa · ~69 km · Must-see

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