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: 42.40825, -112.99444. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Canyon

• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~8 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~37 km · Must-see
• Massacre Rocks State Park · park · Power · ~38 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Curlew National Grassland · sanctuary · Oneida · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Curlew Valley · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~71 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hartley Peak · viewpoint · Power · ~5 km
• Cedar Creek Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~8 km
• Sublett Dam · lake · Cassia · ~13 km
• Eagle Point · viewpoint · Cassia · ~13 km
• Eyrie Peak · viewpoint · Oneida · ~15 km
• South Chapin Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Canyon

• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~8 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~37 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Curlew Valley · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~71 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~75 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Idaho

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