The Slide

The Slide: 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 The Slide

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 The Slide — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.05349, -118.35722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Slide

• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Browns Lake Dam · lake · Stevens · ~57 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~60 km · Must-see
• Banks Lake North Dam · lake · Grant · ~63 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake · lake · Stevens · ~68 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Mountain · lake · Stevens · ~70 km · Must-see
• Northrup Point Day-use Area · sanctuary · Grant · ~73 km · Must-see
• Colville National Forest · sanctuary · Ferry · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ninemile Falls · waterfall · Ferry · ~7 km
• Fort Spokane · fort · Stevens · ~20 km
• Midnight Uranium Mine · fort · Stevens · ~29 km
• Midnite Mine · fort · Stevens · ~29 km
• Carson Beach · beach · Ferry · ~34 km
• Sherwood Project Tailings Dam · lake · Stevens · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Slide

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Slide

• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~23 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~76 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~87 km · Must-see
• Balance Rock · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~97 km · Must-see
• Maple Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~103 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~107 km · Must-see
• Wauconda Summit · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~114 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~119 km · Must-see

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