Jackass Gulch

Jackass Gulch: 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 Jackass Gulch

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 Jackass Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.78961, -116.47763. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackass Gulch

• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Veterans Memorial Park · park · Ada · ~32 km · Must-see
• Idaho Aquarium · sanctuary · Ada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Boise Idaho Temple · church · Ada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Camel's Back Park · park · Ada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist · church · Ada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Idaho Anne Frank Human Rights Memorial · fort · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• C. W. Moore Park · park · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Boise Hare Krishna Temple and Vedic Cultural Center · temple · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Boise Cascade Lake · waterfall · Ada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Julia Davis Park · sanctuary · Ada · ~38 km · Must-see
• Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Canyon · ~38 km · Must-see
• Christ Chapel · church · Ada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kristin Armstrong Municipal Park · park · Ada · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kuna Caves · cave · Ada · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Boise · fort · Malheur · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lucky Peak Dam · lake · Ada · ~56 km · Must-see
• Map Rock · fort · Canyon · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackass Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jackass Gulch

• Spring Valley Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~24 km · Must-see
• Malheur Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mores Creek Summit · viewpoint · Boise · ~84 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~97 km · Must-see
• Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern · viewpoint · Malheur · ~104 km · Must-see
• Trinity Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mahogany Mountain · viewpoint · Malheur · ~110 km · Must-see
• Steel Mountain · viewpoint · Elmore · ~117 km · Must-see
• North Raker · viewpoint · Boise · ~140 km · Must-see
• Grandjean Peak · viewpoint · Boise · ~145 km · Must-see

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