Guide Rock

Guide Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Guide Rock

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

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Guide Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.05170, -98.31830. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Guide Rock

• Republican Pawnee Village · sanctuary · Webster · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States · park · Smith · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site · fort · Republic · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jensen Dam 1761 · lake · Webster · ~7 km
• Jensen Dam 6750 · lake · Webster · ~8 km
• Republican Valley Wayside Park · park · Webster · ~8 km
• Elk Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~17 km
• Meents Dam · lake · Webster · ~21 km
• Burlington Depot · museum · Webster · ~22 km
• Red Cloud City Park · sanctuary · Webster · ~22 km
• Willa Cather House · museum · Webster · ~22 km
• Indian Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~22 km
• Webster County Historical Museum · museum · Webster · ~23 km
• Lincoln Park · park · Nuckolls · ~25 km
• Superior City Park · park · Nuckolls · ~27 km
• Liberty Cove Recreation Area · park · Webster · ~29 km
• Harbine Park · park · Nuckolls · ~33 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Guide Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Guide Rock

• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~62 km
• North Hill · viewpoint · Osborne · ~90 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Phillips · ~93 km
• Topeka Peak · viewpoint · Hall · ~95 km
• Medicine Peak · viewpoint · Osborne · ~101 km
• South Hill · viewpoint · Osborne · ~101 km
• Indian Hill · viewpoint · Harlan · ~102 km
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Cloud · ~115 km
• Sunny Slope Mound · viewpoint · Osborne · ~117 km
• Pilot Mound · viewpoint · Osborne · ~121 km

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