Sid Butte

Sid Butte: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sid Butte

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Sid Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.84796, -113.95808. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sid Butte

• Sand Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Walcott State Park · lake · Minidoka · ~55 km · Must-see
• Shoshone Falls · waterfall · Jerome · ~57 km · Must-see
• Craters of the Moon National Preserve · sanctuary · Minidoka · ~59 km · Must-see
• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Herrett Museum · museum · Twin Falls · ~64 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Blaine · ~66 km · Must-see
• Thrush Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~7 km
• Bill Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~10 km
• Owinza Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~11 km
• Kimama Butte · viewpoint · Minidoka · ~13 km
• Shale Butte Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~17 km
• Seeding Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~20 km
• Shale Butte · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~23 km
• Wilson Butte Cave · fort · Jerome · ~28 km
• Wilson Butte · viewpoint · Jerome · ~28 km
• Cinder Butte · viewpoint · Jerome · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sid Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Sid Butte

• Black Magic Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~61 km · Must-see
• Raft River Valley · viewpoint · Blaine · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Harrison · viewpoint · Cassia · ~81 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Cassia · ~95 km · Must-see
• Blizzard Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~95 km · Must-see
• Cache Peak;Independence Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~97 km · Must-see
• Thunder Mountain · viewpoint · Cassia · ~100 km · Must-see
• Kelly Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~103 km · Must-see
• Carbonate Mountain · viewpoint · Blaine · ~103 km · Must-see
• Graham Peak · viewpoint · Cassia · ~104 km · Must-see

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