Boulder Canyon

Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.30547, -113.72751. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Boulder Canyon

• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lower Goose Creek Reservoir · lake · Cassia · ~27 km · Must-see
• City of Rocks National Reserve · sanctuary · Cassia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Smoky Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~35 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~57 km · Must-see
• George Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~63 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~66 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~68 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~75 km · Must-see
• KCIR-FM (Twin Falls) · waterfall · Cassia · ~13 km
• Antelope Hill · viewpoint · Cassia · ~15 km
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Cassia · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Boulder Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Boulder Canyon

• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~25 km · Must-see
• Smoky Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~35 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~42 km · Must-see
• George Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~63 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~66 km · Must-see

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