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: 43.81796, -115.13536. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Gulch

• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Three Island Lake · lake · Boise · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little Spangle Lake · lake · Elmore · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rock Slide Lake · lake · Boise · ~21 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~21 km · Must-see
• Benedict Lake · lake · Boise · ~22 km · Must-see
• Snowyside Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ardeth Lake · lake · Boise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Vernon Lake · lake · Boise · ~25 km · Must-see
• North Raker · viewpoint · Boise · ~25 km · Must-see
• Alice Lake · lake · Blaine · ~26 km · Must-see
• Edna Lake · lake · Boise · ~26 km · Must-see
• Toxaway Lake · lake · Custer · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Boise · ~26 km · Must-see
• Virginia Lake · lake · Boise · ~26 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Blaine · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bowknot Lake · lake · Custer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rendezvous Lake · lake · Boise · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Gulch

• Two Point Mountain · viewpoint · Camas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~21 km · Must-see
• Snowyside Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Raker · viewpoint · Boise · ~25 km · Must-see
• El Capitan · viewpoint · Blaine · ~26 km · Must-see
• Payette Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~28 km · Must-see
• Parks Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~29 km · Must-see
• McDonald Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~29 km · Must-see
• Elk Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~30 km · Must-see
• Paradise Peak · viewpoint · Camas · ~31 km · Must-see

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