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: 48.78019, -117.40997. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~15 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~21 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gardner Cave · cave · Pend Oreille · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~33 km · Must-see
• Northport Bridge · fort · Stevens · ~39 km · Must-see
• Violin Lake · lake · Alberta · ~45 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~46 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~49 km · Must-see
• King George VI Provincial Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rossland Court House · fort · Regional District of Kootenay Boundary · ~54 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~54 km · Must-see
• Champion Lakes Provincial Park · lake · Alberta · ~60 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lamar Lake · lake · Stevens · ~66 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~67 km · Must-see
• Kettle Falls Historical Center · waterfall · Stevens · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~33 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~46 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~67 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bonanza Pass · viewpoint · Alberta · ~85 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~101 km · Must-see
• Vulcan Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~117 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~121 km · Must-see

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