Baker Canyon

Baker 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 Baker 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 Baker Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.30463, -114.03920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baker Canyon

• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~32 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~33 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Blaine · ~41 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kelly Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~50 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~53 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Blaine · ~55 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mahoney Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cobb Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baker Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Baker Canyon

• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~33 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~45 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~46 km · Must-see
• Kelly Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mahoney Butte · viewpoint · Blaine · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cobb Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~60 km · Must-see
• Old Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~61 km · Must-see

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