Smith Gulch

Smith Gulch: 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 Gulch

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 Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.78380, -112.28247. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Gulch

• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~16 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~18 km · Must-see
• Pocatello Idaho Temple · church · Bannock · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fort Hall Historic Monument · fort · Bannock · ~49 km · Must-see
• Idaho Potato Museum · museum · Bingham · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~67 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~71 km · Must-see
• Massacre Rocks State Park · park · Power · ~73 km · Must-see
• Indian Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~8 km
• Bonneville Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~15 km
• Camelback Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~15 km
• Snow Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~16 km
• Scout Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~16 km
• Moonlight Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~16 km
• Slate Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Gulch

• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~76 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~88 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~96 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~101 km · Must-see
• East Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~106 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~108 km · Must-see
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~109 km · Must-see

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