Smith Ridge

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.43786, -116.51670. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Ridge

• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~10 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~21 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~24 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~26 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~51 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~51 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~58 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~60 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~61 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~62 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~64 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~68 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Ridge

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Ridge

• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~51 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~58 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~64 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~76 km · Must-see
• Jew Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~86 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~89 km · Must-see
• Sex Peak · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~91 km · Must-see

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