Black Canyon

Black Canyon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Black Canyon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Black Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.12492, -117.25757. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Canyon

• Black Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · San Bernardino · ~6 km · Must-see
• Desert Lighthouse · attraction · San Bernardino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Wilderness · sanctuary · San Bernardino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Basin/Owl Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern · sanctuary · San Bernardino · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cuddeback Dry Lake · beach · San Bernardino · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cuddeback Lake · lake · Nye · ~34 km · Must-see
• KIQQ-AM (Barstow) · attraction · San Bernardino · ~40 km · Must-see
• Western America Railroad Museum · museum · San Bernardino · ~41 km · Must-see
• Barstow Heights Park · church · San Bernardino · ~42 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Kern · ~48 km · Must-see
• Goldstone Lake · lake · Nye · ~53 km · Must-see
• Coyote Lake (dry) · lake · San Bernardino · ~58 km · Must-see
• Calico Early Man Site · fort · San Bernardino · ~62 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~66 km · Must-see
• Searles Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~66 km · Must-see
• Trona Pinnacles · sanctuary · Nye · ~70 km · Must-see
• Trona Pinnacles · attraction · San Bernardino · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Canyon

• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~24 km · Must-see
• Silver Mountain · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~66 km · Must-see
• Searles Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~75 km · Must-see
• Spanish Canyon · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~76 km · Must-see
• Last Chance Canyon · viewpoint · Nye · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fremont Valley · viewpoint · Kern · ~90 km · Must-see
• Indian Wells Valley · viewpoint · Nye · ~94 km · Must-see
• Needle Peak · viewpoint · Nye · ~109 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mesa · viewpoint · San Bernardino · ~109 km · Must-see

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