Hamilton Canyon

Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.32016, -116.71126. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hamilton Canyon

• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dworshak Dam · lake · Clearwater · ~48 km · Must-see
• St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel · church · Idaho · ~50 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~72 km · Must-see
• Tolo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~72 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Mission · church · Lewis · ~1 km
• William Craig Historical Monument · fort · Nez Perce · ~8 km
• Packers Gulch · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~13 km
• Mann Lake · lake · Nez Perce · ~15 km
• Reservoir A Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~16 km
• Thunder Hill · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~17 km
• Mud Springs Reservoir · lake · Lewis · ~21 km
• Nez Perce National Historic Park - Spalding Area · park · Nez Perce · ~21 km
• Soldiers Meadow Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hamilton Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hamilton Canyon

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~77 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~81 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~114 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~117 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~123 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~132 km · Must-see
• Larkins Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~136 km · Must-see
• Devils Tooth · viewpoint · Idaho · ~137 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~137 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Hump · viewpoint · Idaho · ~138 km · Must-see

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