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Places near Payette by type
All 201 places by distance →One day from Payette
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:38 pm
105 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Payette
- Ontario State Recreation Sitepark · 45 min
- Malheur Butteviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Fort Boisefort · 1.5 hrs
- Deer Flat National Wildlife Refugenature spot · 2 hrs
- Treasure Valley Ball Parkpark · 45 min
- Back in Payette
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Payette?
Ontario State Recreation Site (park, about 6 km), Treasure Valley Ball Park (park, about 9 km), Malheur Butte (viewpoint, about 18 km), Fort Boise (fort, about 36 km), Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge (nature spot, about 41 km), Arcadia Lake (lake, about 23 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Payette?
51 places on Spotwander: 15 hill stations & viewpoints, 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 parks, 9 churches, 3 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Payette?
Clay Point, about 3 km by road; Jacobsen Gulch (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Payette?
Arcadia Lake, about 23 km by road; Barton Reservoir (34 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Payette?
Start in Payette, visit Ontario State Recreation Site, then Malheur Butte, then Fort Boise, then Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge, then Treasure Valley Ball Park, and drive back — about 105 km by road in all.


















