Red Top

Red Top: 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 Red Top

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 Red Top — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.89755, -116.72699. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Top

• Pacific Northwest Trail · trek · Boundary · ~18 km · Must-see
• Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boundary · ~21 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~22 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~23 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~27 km · Must-see
• CT-114 Tutor Jet Static Display · fort · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~39 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~39 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~42 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~46 km · Must-see
• Moyie Dam · lake · Boundary · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kootenay Lake · lake · Alberta · ~56 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gardner Cave · cave · Pend Oreille · ~60 km · Must-see
• Kootenay Lake Provincial Park - Midge Creek Site · lake · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Top

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Top

• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~23 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~39 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~67 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~104 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~115 km · Must-see
• Grays Peak · viewpoint · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~121 km · Must-see
• Kokanee Glacier · viewpoint · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~124 km · Must-see
• Lost Soul Mountain · viewpoint · Idaho · ~127 km · Must-see

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