Wildfire

Wildfire: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Wildfire

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Wildfire — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.45905, -115.93512. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wildfire

• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jew Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sex Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~60 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~67 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~70 km · Must-see
• Noxon Rapids Dam · lake · Sanders · ~72 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Penrose Peak · viewpoint · Sanders · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Pulaski · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~3 km
• Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial · fort · Shoshone · ~5 km
• Bad Tom Mountain · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~6 km
• Striped Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~6 km
• Placer Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~7 km
• Moon Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wildfire

Other forts & heritage near Wildfire

• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~86 km · Must-see
• Wallace 1910 Fire Memorial · fort · Shoshone · ~5 km
• West 4th Avenue · fort · Kootenai · ~102 km
• Troy Downtown Historic District · fort · Latah · ~128 km
• Pierce Courthouse · fort · Clearwater · ~135 km
• Kendrick Downtown Historic District · fort · Latah · ~136 km
• Mount Saint Michael · fort · Spokane · ~137 km
• Mullan Military Road Historical Monument · fort · Spokane · ~138 km
• Riverfront Park Clock Tower · fort · Spokane · ~142 km
• Chief Spokane Monument · fort · Spokane · ~144 km

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