Deer Canyon

Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.77547, -112.00468. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deer Canyon

• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~43 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~44 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~45 km · Must-see
• Pocatello Idaho Temple · church · Bannock · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Idaho Potato Museum · museum · Bingham · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Hall Historic Monument · fort · Bannock · ~73 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Snow Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~14 km
• Bonneville Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~14 km
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~14 km
• Portneuf Dam · lake · Caribou · ~16 km
• Petticoat Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~17 km
• South Putnam Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Deer Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Deer Canyon

• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~74 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~83 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~107 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~110 km · Must-see
• East Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~121 km · Must-see
• Man Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~123 km · Must-see

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