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Places near Ketchum by type
All 278 places by distance →One day from Ketchum
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:56 pm
47 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ketchum
- Sawtooth Botanical Gardengarden · 2 hrs
- Mahoney Butteviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Bald Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Penny Lakelake · 45 min
- Griffin Butteviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Ketchum
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ketchum?
Penny Lake (lake, about 6 km), Dollar Lake (lake, about 6 km), Bald Mountain (viewpoint, about 6 km), Sawtooth Botanical Garden (garden, about 8 km), Griffin Butte (viewpoint, about 9 km), Mahoney Butte (viewpoint, about 15 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ketchum?
99 places on Spotwander: 84 hill stations & viewpoints, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 3 wildlife, forests & gardens, 2 churches, 1 museum.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Ketchum?
Penny Mountain, about 1 km by road; Dollar Mountain (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Ketchum?
Penny Lake, about 6 km by road; Dollar Lake (6 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ketchum?
Start in Ketchum, visit Sawtooth Botanical Garden, then Mahoney Butte, then Bald Mountain, then Penny Lake, then Griffin Butte, and drive back — about 47 km by road in all.