Smiley Canyon

Smiley 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 Smiley 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 Smiley Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.07297, -111.77412. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smiley Canyon

• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~43 km · Must-see
• Caribou-Targhee National Forest · sanctuary · Bingham · ~43 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~47 km · Must-see
• Idaho Potato Museum · museum · Bingham · ~60 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ririe Reservoir · lake · Bonneville · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~68 km · Must-see
• Pocatello Idaho Temple · church · Bannock · ~68 km · Must-see
• Palisades Dam · lake · Bonneville · ~68 km · Must-see
• Palisades Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~73 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~73 km · Must-see
• Meadow Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Bingham · ~13 km
• Parleys Reservoir · lake · Bingham · ~16 km
• Mollies Nipple · viewpoint · Bingham · ~17 km
• Badger Knoll · viewpoint · Caribou · ~18 km
• Limerock Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smiley Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smiley Canyon

• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~43 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~47 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~68 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~80 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~92 km · Must-see
• Man Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~98 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~101 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mount Glory · viewpoint · Teton · ~103 km · Must-see
• East Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~108 km · Must-see

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