Hells Gate State Park

Hells Gate State Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Hells Gate State Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Hells Gate State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.35917, -117.05423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hells Gate State Park

• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~41 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~55 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sunset Palisades Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~3 km
• Asotin County Museum · museum · Asotin · ~3 km
• Truth Baptist Church · church · Nez Perce · ~8 km
• Pigeon Roost · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~15 km
• Chief Timothy Park · park · Asotin · ~15 km
• Big Bench · beach · Wallowa · ~15 km
• Reservoir A Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~19 km
• Steptoe Canyon · viewpoint · Whitman · ~19 km
• Mann Lake · lake · Nez Perce · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Hells Gate State Park

Other parks near Hells Gate State Park

• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~73 km · Must-see
• Kooskia National Fish Hatchery · park · Idaho · ~111 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~120 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Battlefield State Park · park · Whitman · ~124 km · Must-see
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site · park · Walla Walla · ~143 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~143 km · Must-see
• Chief Timothy Park · park · Asotin · ~15 km
• Nez Perce National Historic Park - Spalding Area · park · Nez Perce · ~26 km
• Shattuck Arboretum · park · Latah · ~51 km

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