Rock Canyon

Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.69629, -112.54812. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Canyon

• Kanab Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pipe Spring National Monument · sanctuary · Mohave · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thunder River Trail · trek · Coconino · ~38 km · Must-see
• Bill Hall Trail · trek · Coconino · ~39 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Trail · trek · Coconino · ~42 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon Natural Game Preserve · park · Coconino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~51 km · Must-see
• Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Point Wilderness · sanctuary · Mohave · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Sinyella · viewpoint · Coconino · ~58 km · Must-see
• Moqui Cave · cave · Kane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Grand Canyon National Park · sanctuary · Mohave · ~60 km · Must-see
• North Bass Trail · trek · Coconino · ~61 km · Must-see
• Havasu Falls · waterfall · Coconino · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fan Island · viewpoint · Coconino · ~64 km · Must-see
• Tuckup Trail · trek · Mohave · ~67 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · park · Coconino · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rock Canyon

• Steamboat Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Sinyella · viewpoint · Coconino · ~58 km · Must-see
• Fan Island · viewpoint · Coconino · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grand Scenic Divide · viewpoint · Coconino · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fossil Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~73 km · Must-see
• Double Arch Coyote Buttes · viewpoint · Kane · ~74 km · Must-see
• Shunesburg Mail Drop · viewpoint · Washington · ~74 km · Must-see
• De Mille Peak · viewpoint · Washington · ~76 km · Must-see
• Scorpion Ridge · viewpoint · Coconino · ~79 km · Must-see
• Eagle Crags · viewpoint · Washington · ~79 km · Must-see

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