Dark Side

Dark Side: 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 Dark Side

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 Dark Side — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.62913, -105.22615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Side

• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cripple Creek Baptist Church · church · Teller · ~17 km · Must-see
• Skyline Drive · church · Fremont · ~24 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fremont · ~25 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Bridge · attraction · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Colorado Prison Museum · museum · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brush Hollow Dam · lake · Fremont · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Aiken Canyon Preserve · sanctuary · El Paso · ~36 km · Must-see
• Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Teller · ~40 km · Must-see
• Barr Trail · trek · El Paso · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ruxton Park · park · El Paso · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dark Side

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Side

• Fourmile Canyon · viewpoint · Fremont · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~26 km · Must-see
• Royal Gorge Overlook · viewpoint · Fremont · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Rosa · viewpoint · Teller · ~35 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak · viewpoint · El Paso · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cheyenne Mountain · viewpoint · El Paso · ~40 km · Must-see
• Englemann Canyon · viewpoint · El Paso · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Manitou · viewpoint · El Paso · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ute Pass · viewpoint · Teller · ~44 km · Must-see
• North Cheyenne Cañon Park · viewpoint · El Paso · ~44 km · Must-see

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