Benson Gulch

Benson Gulch: 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 Benson Gulch

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 Benson Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.69155, -116.84626. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Gulch

• Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Canyon · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Boise · fort · Malheur · ~25 km · Must-see
• Map Rock · fort · Canyon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Treasure Valley Ball Park · park · Malheur · ~47 km · Must-see
• Malheur Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ontario State Recreation Site · park · Malheur · ~51 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~56 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~59 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~59 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~62 km · Must-see
• Celebration Park · fort · Canyon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~64 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~65 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~65 km · Must-see
• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~65 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~66 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benson Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Benson Gulch

• Malheur Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~50 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~64 km · Must-see
• Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern · viewpoint · Malheur · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mahogany Mountain · viewpoint · Malheur · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~123 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~126 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~143 km · Must-see
• Lizard Butte · viewpoint · Canyon · ~19 km
• Pickle Butte · viewpoint · Canyon · ~21 km
• McIntyre Hill · viewpoint · Canyon · ~23 km

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