Packrat Gorge

Packrat Gorge: 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 Packrat Gorge

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 Packrat Gorge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.76770, -117.05884. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Packrat Gorge

• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~20 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~26 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~29 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~31 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~39 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~42 km · Must-see
• Gardner Cave · cave · Pend Oreille · ~43 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pacific Northwest Trail · trek · Boundary · ~49 km · Must-see
• Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boundary · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~65 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~66 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~67 km · Must-see
• CT-114 Tutor Jet Static Display · fort · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~68 km · Must-see
• Northport Bridge · fort · Stevens · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Packrat Gorge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Packrat Gorge

• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~26 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~39 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~43 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~77 km · Must-see
• Bonanza Pass · viewpoint · Alberta · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~119 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~121 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~132 km · Must-see

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