Shield Canyon

Shield 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 Shield 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 Shield Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.72298, -111.53078. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shield Canyon

• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~51 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~56 km · Must-see
• Star Valley Wyoming Temple · church · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~62 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~72 km · Must-see
• Woodall Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~4 km
• Threemile Knoll · viewpoint · Caribou · ~5 km
• Rabbit Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~8 km
• Chester Hill · viewpoint · Caribou · ~11 km
• China Hat · viewpoint · Caribou · ~14 km
• Steamboat Hill · viewpoint · Caribou · ~15 km
• China Cap · viewpoint · Caribou · ~15 km
• Sulphur Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~15 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shield Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Shield Canyon

• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~49 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~77 km · Must-see
• Man Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~80 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~85 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~87 km · Must-see

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