Willis Canyon

Willis 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 Willis 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 Willis Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.88498, -112.24868. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willis Canyon

• The Wave · attraction · Coconino · ~31 km · Must-see
• Double Arch Coyote Buttes · viewpoint · Kane · ~31 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · park · Coconino · ~32 km · Must-see
• Moqui Cave · cave · Kane · ~48 km · Must-see
• Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~49 km · Must-see
• Vermilion Cliffs National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kanab Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Coconino · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pipe Spring National Monument · sanctuary · Mohave · ~55 km · Must-see
• Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cliff Dweller Rock House · viewpoint · Coconino · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bush Head · viewpoint · Kane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bald Knoll · viewpoint · Kane · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bill Hall Trail · trek · Coconino · ~67 km · Must-see
• South Canyon Trail · trek · Coconino · ~68 km · Must-see
• Thunder River Trail · trek · Coconino · ~69 km · Must-see
• Marble Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~71 km · Must-see
• Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument · sanctuary · Coconino · ~72 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Trail · trek · Coconino · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willis Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Willis Canyon

• Double Arch Coyote Buttes · viewpoint · Kane · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cliff Dweller Rock House · viewpoint · Coconino · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bush Head · viewpoint · Kane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bald Knoll · viewpoint · Kane · ~64 km · Must-see
• Marble Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~71 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Mountain · viewpoint · Coconino · ~74 km · Must-see
• Glen Canyon · viewpoint · Coconino · ~79 km · Must-see
• Shunesburg Mail Drop · viewpoint · Washington · ~83 km · Must-see
• Checkerboard Mesa · viewpoint · Kane · ~84 km · Must-see
• Black Birch Canyon Overlook · viewpoint · Kane · ~85 km · Must-see

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