Point Canyon

Point 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 Point 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 Point Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.30020, -112.41275. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Point Canyon

• Curlew National Grassland · sanctuary · Oneida · ~33 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~61 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~72 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~73 km · Must-see
• Daniels Dam · lake · Oneida · ~7 km
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~10 km
• Kents Peak · viewpoint · Oneida · ~11 km
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Oneida · ~13 km
• Mount Elkhorn · viewpoint · Oneida · ~14 km
• Wakley Peak · viewpoint · Oneida · ~18 km
• Malad Summit · viewpoint · Oneida · ~20 km
• Crowther Dam · lake · Oneida · ~21 km
• Devil Creek Dam · lake · Oneida · ~21 km
• Rattlesnake Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Point Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Point Canyon

• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~54 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~72 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~76 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~77 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~82 km · Must-see
• Curlew Valley · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~82 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~91 km · Must-see

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