Phalen Gulch

Phalen Gulch: 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 Phalen Gulch

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 Phalen Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.58682, -117.88299. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phalen Gulch

• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~32 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~45 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~52 km · Must-see
• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~72 km · Must-see
• Canyon Grain Bins · fort · Whitman · ~17 km
• Palouse Falls State Park · waterfall · Franklin · ~35 km
• Spring Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~40 km
• Spring Lake · lake · Columbia · ~40 km
• Blue Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~42 km
• Blue Lake · lake · Columbia · ~42 km
• Rainbow Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~43 km
• Rainbow Lake · lake · Columbia · ~44 km
• Deer Lake Dam · lake · Columbia · ~45 km

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• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~104 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~137 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~149 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~149 km · Must-see
• Alpowa Summit · viewpoint · Asotin · ~49 km
• Horseshoe Canyon · viewpoint · Asotin · ~54 km
• Steptoe Canyon · viewpoint · Whitman · ~67 km

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