Caton Meadow

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

Best time to visit Caton Meadow

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

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 Caton Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.87419, -115.57085. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Caton Meadow

• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~22 km · Must-see
• Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~33 km · Must-see
• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness · church · Valley · ~49 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake · lake · Valley · ~52 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sunflower Hot Springs · attraction · Valley · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cascade Dam · waterfall · Valley · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ruffneck Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sawpit Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~4 km
• Indian Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~6 km
• Log Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~8 km
• Shell Rock Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~8 km
• Golden Gate Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
• Van Meter Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~16 km
• Teapot Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~17 km
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~19 km
• White Rock Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~20 km
• Miners Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Caton Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Caton Meadow

• Boise National Forest · sanctuary · Boise · ~99 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Forest · sanctuary · Idaho · ~126 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Wilderness · sanctuary · Boise · ~131 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~132 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Custer · ~137 km · Must-see
• Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness · sanctuary · Custer · ~139 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~140 km · Must-see
• Payette National Forest · sanctuary · Valley · ~35 km
• Cape Horn · sanctuary · Custer · ~85 km
• Salmon National Forest · sanctuary · Lemhi · ~117 km

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