Brooks Canyon

Brooks 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 Brooks 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 Brooks Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.42602, -112.27333. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brooks Canyon

• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~45 km · Must-see
• Scott Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~57 km · Must-see
• Taylor Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~62 km · Must-see
• Beacon Hill · viewpoint · Clark · ~10 km
• Signal Peak · viewpoint · Clark · ~16 km
• Knoll · viewpoint · Clark · ~17 km
• Indian Creek Butte · viewpoint · Clark · ~17 km
• Opal Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~19 km
• Pinetop Hill · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~21 km
• Little Table Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~21 km
• Lookout Point · viewpoint · Clark · ~22 km
• Diamond Butte · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~23 km
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Clark · ~24 km
• Middle Creek Butte · viewpoint · Clark · ~25 km
• Bed Springs Butte · viewpoint · Clark · ~26 km
• Lone Butte · viewpoint · Clark · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brooks Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Brooks Canyon

• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~45 km · Must-see
• Scott Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~57 km · Must-see
• Taylor Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~62 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Pass · viewpoint · Fremont · ~78 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Madison · ~78 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Fremont · ~78 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Mount · viewpoint · Fremont · ~79 km · Must-see
• Sawtell Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~84 km · Must-see
• Raynolds Pass · viewpoint · Fremont · ~89 km · Must-see

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