Long Canyon

Long 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 Long 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 Long Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.37324, -113.85392. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Canyon

• Fish Creek Dam · lake · Blaine · ~7 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~10 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~26 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon Wilderness · sanctuary · Butte · ~32 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Monument · sanctuary · Butte · ~33 km · Must-see
• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~45 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~45 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Episcopal Church · church · Blaine · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~54 km · Must-see
• Magic Reservoir · lake · Camas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cobb Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~57 km · Must-see
• Brocky Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Old Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Long Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Long Canyon

• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~42 km · Must-see
• Smiley Mountain · viewpoint · Custer · ~46 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~54 km · Must-see
• Cobb Peak · viewpoint · Blaine · ~57 km · Must-see
• Brocky Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~57 km · Must-see
• Old Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hyndman Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~59 km · Must-see
• Standhope Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~60 km · Must-see

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