Smiley Ridge

Smiley Ridge: 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 Smiley Ridge

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 Smiley Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.13852, -117.32460. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smiley Ridge

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~38 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~65 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~73 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~75 km · Must-see
• Huber Lake · lake · Asotin · ~10 km
• 4-O Ranch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Asotin · ~13 km
• Count Chute Ridge · waterfall · Garfield · ~16 km
• Tule Lake · lake · Asotin · ~20 km
• Grouse Flat · lake · Asotin · ~21 km
• Bear Cave Ridge · cave · Garfield · ~21 km
• Hole in the Rock · cave · Asotin · ~22 km
• Grouse Flats State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Smiley Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smiley Ridge

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~107 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~113 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~114 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~116 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~119 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~122 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~123 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~124 km · Must-see

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