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: 42.73242, -111.99802. 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 · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~41 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~41 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~46 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pocatello Idaho Temple · church · Bannock · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~69 km · Must-see
• Idaho Potato Museum · museum · Bingham · ~73 km · Must-see
• Petticoat Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~11 km
• Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~12 km
• Snow Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~14 km
• Bonneville Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~15 km
• Mount Moh · viewpoint · Bannock · ~17 km
• Buckskin Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~19 km
• Portneuf Dam · lake · Caribou · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Canyon

• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~41 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~69 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~86 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~101 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~108 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~119 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~122 km · Must-see

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