Hells Gate State Recreation Area

Hells Gate State Recreation Area: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Hells Gate State Recreation Area

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Hells Gate State Recreation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.34960, -117.05488. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hells Gate State Recreation Area

• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~56 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hells Gate State Park · park · Nez Perce · ~1 km
• Asotin County Museum · museum · Asotin · ~1 km
• Sunset Palisades Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~4 km
• Truth Baptist Church · church · Nez Perce · ~9 km
• Pigeon Roost · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~14 km
• Big Bench · beach · Wallowa · ~14 km
• Chief Timothy Park · park · Asotin · ~16 km
• Reservoir A Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~19 km
• Mann Lake · lake · Nez Perce · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hells Gate State Recreation Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hells Gate State Recreation Area

• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~47 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~64 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~98 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~117 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~129 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~131 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~135 km · Must-see

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