Bow Basin

Bow Basin: 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 Bow Basin

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 Bow Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.54488, -112.02775. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bow Basin

• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Fremont · ~8 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Madison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Alder Gulch · viewpoint · Fremont · ~31 km · Must-see
• Madison Dam · lake · Madison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Fremont · ~45 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pipestone Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fan Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Madison Buffalo Jump State Park · park · Gallatin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Homestake Pass · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Humbug · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lone Mountain · viewpoint · Fremont · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gallatin Peak · viewpoint · Fremont · ~69 km · Must-see
• The Helmet · viewpoint · Fremont · ~74 km · Must-see
• Long Mountain · viewpoint · Madison · ~1 km
• Lonesome Peak · viewpoint · Madison · ~1 km
• Hill Reservoir Dam · lake · Madison · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bow Basin

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bow Basin

• Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lee Metcalf Wilderness · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~80 km · Must-see
• Burton K. Wheeler House · sanctuary · Silver Bow · ~80 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~130 km · Must-see
• Gallatin National Forest · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~130 km · Must-see
• Helena National Forest · sanctuary · Lewis and Clark · ~141 km · Must-see
• Source of the Missouri River · sanctuary · Gallatin · ~73 km
• Beaverhead National Forest · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~95 km
• Bannack · sanctuary · Beaverhead · ~109 km
• Miller Flats · sanctuary · Madison · ~111 km

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