Black Canyon

Black 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 Black 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 Black Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.71769, -115.25680. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Black Canyon

• Clearwater National Forest · sanctuary · Clearwater · ~25 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~36 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Stanley Hot Springs · attraction · Idaho · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fish Creek State Park · park · Mineral · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bouchard Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Flat Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~5 km
• Moose Creek Buttes · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~8 km
• Elizabeth Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~9 km
• Cold Springs Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~11 km
• Moose Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~11 km
• Scurvy Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~12 km
• Switchback Hill · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~13 km
• Pot Mountain · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~15 km
• Ruby Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~17 km
• Lookout Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~17 km
• Spy Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~18 km
• Deception Point · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Black Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Black Canyon

• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~36 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ranger Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~97 km · Must-see
• Lolo Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~97 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~103 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~104 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~104 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~105 km · Must-see
• Ch-paa-qn Peak · viewpoint · Missoula · ~105 km · Must-see

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