Pole Canyon

Pole 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 Pole 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 Pole Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.35937, -111.50466. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pole Canyon

• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~3 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~32 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~64 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tony Grove Lake · lake · Cache · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Naomi Wilderness · sanctuary · Cache · ~71 km · Must-see
• Ricks Spring · attraction · Cache · ~73 km · Must-see
• South Hill · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~13 km
• Midnight Mountain · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~14 km
• Hammond Dam · lake · Bear Lake · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pole Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Pole Canyon

• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~3 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~54 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~65 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~77 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~90 km · Must-see
• Logan Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~92 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~94 km · Must-see

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