Big Gulch

Big 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 Big 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 Big Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.77489, -115.90928. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Gulch

• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~35 km · Must-see
• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~44 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~45 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~54 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~60 km · Must-see
• Boise National Forest · sanctuary · Boise · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Gulch

• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~33 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~35 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~54 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~60 km · Must-see
• North Raker · viewpoint · Boise · ~86 km · Must-see
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~93 km · Must-see
• Grandjean Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~93 km · Must-see
• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~94 km · Must-see
• Elk Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~94 km · Must-see
• Tohobit Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~95 km · Must-see

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