Birch Ridge

Birch 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 Birch 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 Birch Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.80707, -116.97488. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Birch Ridge

• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~24 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~25 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~25 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~26 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~29 km · Must-see
• Spokane Valley Heritage Museum · museum · Spokane · ~33 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cat Tales Zoological Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~35 km · Must-see
• Spokane Washington Temple · church · Spokane · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area · sanctuary · Spokane · ~37 km · Must-see
• Minnehaha Park · park · Spokane · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Birch Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Birch Ridge

• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~78 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~99 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~101 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~108 km · Must-see

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