Formation Canyon

Formation 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 Formation 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 Formation Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.02075, -113.09277. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Formation Canyon

• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Curlew Valley · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~32 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~41 km · Must-see
• George Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~44 km · Must-see
• Curlew National Grassland · sanctuary · Oneida · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~51 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smoky Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~61 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~63 km · Must-see
• City of Rocks National Reserve · sanctuary · Cassia · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~65 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hogup Cave · cave · Box Elder · ~74 km · Must-see
• War Eagle Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Formation Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Formation Canyon

• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~9 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Curlew Valley · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~19 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bull Mountain · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~32 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~41 km · Must-see
• George Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~51 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smoky Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~61 km · Must-see

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