Smith Canyon

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.53464, -112.08135. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Canyon

• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~52 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~55 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~59 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Pocatello Idaho Temple · church · Bannock · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Moh · viewpoint · Bannock · ~13 km
• Twin Knobs · viewpoint · Bannock · ~14 km
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~14 km
• Sedgwick Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~16 km
• Cottonwood Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~21 km
• Petticoat Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Canyon

• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~59 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~90 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~96 km · Must-see
• Cache Butte · viewpoint · Cache · ~103 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~110 km · Must-see

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