Big Canyon

Big 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 Big 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 Big Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.76992, -112.09996. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Canyon

• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~34 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pocatello Idaho Temple · church · Bannock · ~37 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~52 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Idaho Potato Museum · museum · Bingham · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Hall Historic Monument · fort · Bannock · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~4 km
• Snow Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~5 km
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~8 km
• South Putnam Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~20 km
• Petticoat Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~21 km
• Portneuf Dam · lake · Caribou · ~22 km
• Mount Moh · viewpoint · Bannock · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Canyon

• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~81 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~92 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~102 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~106 km · Must-see
• East Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~116 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~119 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Idaho

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