Painted Rocks

Painted Rocks: 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 Painted Rocks

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 Painted Rocks — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.90578, -114.16456. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Painted Rocks

• Flathead Lake · lake · Lake · ~4 km · Must-see
• West Shore Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Flathead Valley · sanctuary · Idaho · ~20 km · Must-see
• Finley Point Unit - Flathead Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Idaho · ~26 km · Must-see
• Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe’ Dam · lake · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Echo Lake · lake · Idaho · ~33 km · Must-see
• Flathead National Forest · sanctuary · Flathead · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lone Pine State Park · sanctuary · Flathead · ~41 km · Must-see
• Swan Peak · viewpoint · Idaho · ~55 km · Must-see
• Swan Glaciers · viewpoint · Flathead · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Shoshone · ~59 km · Must-see
• Little Bitterroot Lake · lake · Flathead · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hungry Horse Dam · lake · Flathead · ~62 km · Must-see
• Almeda Lake · lake · Idaho · ~65 km · Must-see
• Haskell Pass · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~65 km · Must-see
• Firefighter Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~65 km · Must-see

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• Haskell Pass · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~65 km · Must-see
• Firefighter Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Calowahcan · viewpoint · Idaho · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bad Rock Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~67 km · Must-see
• Grant Glacier · viewpoint · Idaho · ~70 km · Must-see
• Great Northern Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~70 km · Must-see
• Stanton Glacier · viewpoint · Idaho · ~70 km · Must-see
• Nyack Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~75 km · Must-see

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