Twitchell Canyon

Twitchell 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 Twitchell 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 Twitchell Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.98158, -112.13469. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Twitchell Canyon

• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~5 km · Must-see
• Pocatello Idaho Temple · church · Bannock · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Brady Chapel · church · Bannock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Idaho Potato Museum · museum · Bingham · ~36 km · Must-see
• Caribou-Targhee National Forest · sanctuary · Bingham · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Hall Historic Monument · fort · Bannock · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~52 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dare Peak · viewpoint · Bingham · ~6 km
• South Putnam Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~9 km
• Lincoln Peak · viewpoint · Bingham · ~16 km
• Yandell Mountain · viewpoint · Bingham · ~16 km
• Moonlight Mountain · viewpoint · Bannock · ~20 km
• Higham Peak · viewpoint · Bingham · ~23 km
• Portneuf Dam · lake · Caribou · ~24 km
• Hyram Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~26 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Twitchell Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Twitchell Canyon

• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~78 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~85 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~89 km · Must-see
• East Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~90 km · Must-see
• Middle Butte · viewpoint · Bingham · ~94 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~105 km · Must-see
• Big Southern Butte · viewpoint · Butte · ~107 km · Must-see
• Sublett Range High Point · viewpoint · Power · ~118 km · Must-see

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