Upper Valley

Upper Valley: 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 Upper Valley

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 Upper Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.66742, -111.72440. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Valley

• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~12 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lava Hot Springs Olympic Swimming Complex · park · Bannock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~60 km · Must-see
• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~70 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~73 km · Must-see
• Zoo Idaho · sanctuary · Bannock · ~75 km · Must-see
• Alexander Dam · lake · Caribou · ~4 km
• Steamboat Hill · viewpoint · Caribou · ~8 km
• Chester Hill · viewpoint · Caribou · ~12 km
• Threemile Knoll · viewpoint · Caribou · ~16 km
• Buckskin Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~16 km
• Rabbit Mountain · viewpoint · Caribou · ~17 km
• Ice Cave Knoll · cave · Caribou · ~19 km
• Soda Peak · viewpoint · Caribou · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Upper Valley

• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Putnam · viewpoint · Bannock · ~60 km · Must-see
• Chinese Peak · viewpoint · Bannock · ~70 km · Must-see
• Caribou Mountain · viewpoint · Bonneville · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~97 km · Must-see
• Dirty Head · viewpoint · Franklin · ~99 km · Must-see
• Man Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~101 km · Must-see

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