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: 42.51103, -112.92138. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Canyon

• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~20 km · Must-see
• Massacre Rocks State Park · park · Power · ~24 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~35 km · Must-see
• Curlew National Grassland · sanctuary · Oneida · ~51 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~61 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~61 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~69 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~69 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mollys Nipple · viewpoint · Power · ~6 km
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Power · ~12 km
• Hartley Peak · viewpoint · Power · ~15 km
• Badger Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~15 km
• Cedar Creek Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~16 km
• Little Table Mountain · viewpoint · Power · ~17 km
• Register Rock · fort · Power · ~22 km
• White Quartz Mountain · viewpoint · Power · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Canyon

• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~20 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~35 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~58 km · Must-see
• Black Pine Cone · viewpoint · Cassia · ~61 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~81 km · Must-see
• Curlew Valley · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~85 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~85 km · Must-see
• Upper Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Cassia · ~85 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Box Elder · ~88 km · Must-see

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