Gertch Canyon

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

Best time to visit Gertch Canyon

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

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 Gertch Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.34582, -111.23891. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gertch Canyon

• Montpelier Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bear Lake · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• North Beach State Park · lake · Bear Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice Picnic Area · lake · Lincoln · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bear Lake · lake · Rich · ~51 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~57 km · Must-see
• Soda Springs Geyser · attraction · Caribou · ~57 km · Must-see
• Star Valley Wyoming Temple · church · Lincoln · ~60 km · Must-see
• Afton Electric Dam · lake · Lincoln · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crescent Lake · lake · Cache · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bear River Massacre Site · fort · Franklin · ~75 km · Must-see
• Cougar Cave · cave · Bear Lake · ~4 km
• Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~9 km
• Geneva Summit · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~10 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gertch Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gertch Canyon

• Sublette Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~27 km · Must-see
• Emigration Canyon, Idaho · viewpoint · Bear Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gentile Valley · viewpoint · Franklin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gem Valley · viewpoint · Caribou · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mount Fitzpatrick · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~71 km · Must-see
• Wyoming Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~73 km · Must-see
• Naomi Peak · viewpoint · Cache · ~75 km · Must-see
• Logan Cave · viewpoint · Cache · ~84 km · Must-see
• Lander Peak · viewpoint · Sublette · ~94 km · Must-see
• Virginia Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~94 km · Must-see

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