Big Meadows

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

Best time to visit Big Meadows

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

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 Big Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.44483, -117.00180. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Meadows

• Bead Lake Peak · lake · Pend Oreille · ~21 km · Must-see
• Priest Lake · lake · Bonner · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock Middle Cairn · viewpoint · Boundary · ~37 km · Must-see
• Temple Mountain · temple · Boundary · ~48 km · Must-see
• Kent Peak · viewpoint · Boundary · ~50 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Park · lake · Bonner · ~52 km · Must-see
• McArthur Dam · lake · Boundary · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~64 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Pend Oreille · ~67 km · Must-see
• Eloika Lake · lake · Spokane · ~67 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Pend Oreille · lake · Bonner · ~70 km · Must-see
• KBFI-AM (Bonners Ferry) · attraction · Boundary · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pacific Northwest Trail · trek · Boundary · ~71 km · Must-see
• Gypsy Peak · viewpoint · Pend Oreille · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Meadows

• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~64 km · Must-see
• Salmo-Priest Wilderness · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~73 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~77 km · Must-see
• Crawford State Park · sanctuary · Pend Oreille · ~84 km · Must-see
• Boundary-Smith Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Boundary · ~85 km · Must-see
• Cat Tales Zoological Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~94 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~106 km · Must-see
• King George VI Provincial Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~109 km · Must-see
• Riverside State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~111 km · Must-see

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