Packer Meadows

Packer Meadows: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Packer Meadows

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Packer Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.71870, -117.00398. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Packer Meadows

• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~19 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~26 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~37 km · Must-see
• Snowy Top · viewpoint · Boundary · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pacific Northwest Trail · trek · Boundary · ~46 km · Must-see
• Abercrombie Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~51 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gardner Cave · cave · Pend Oreille · ~51 km · Must-see
• Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boundary · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~58 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~58 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~61 km · Must-see
• CT-114 Tutor Jet Static Display · fort · Regional District of Central Kootenay · ~69 km · Must-see
• Dusty Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Packer Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Packer Meadows

• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~51 km · Must-see
• Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boundary · ~56 km · Must-see
• King George VI Provincial Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~86 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~97 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~111 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~112 km · Must-see
• Cat Tales Zoological Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~130 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~134 km · Must-see
• Colville National Forest · sanctuary · Ferry · ~143 km · Must-see

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