Box Canyon

Box 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 Box 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 Box Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.03071, -117.19599. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~56 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~63 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hole in the Rock · cave · Asotin · ~3 km
• 4-O Ranch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Asotin · ~16 km
• Chief Joseph Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Asotin · ~18 km
• Huber Lake · lake · Asotin · ~18 km
• Tule Lake · lake · Asotin · ~23 km
• Grouse Flat · lake · Asotin · ~24 km
• Gold Hill · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~27 km
• Grouse Flats State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~28 km
• Cave Gulch · cave · Nez Perce · ~29 km
• Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~30 km
• Cougar Rapids · river spot · Nez Perce · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~68 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~96 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~100 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~102 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~104 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~106 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~107 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~109 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~110 km · Must-see

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