Smith Gulch

Smith Gulch: 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 Gulch

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 Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.71169, -116.66071. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Gulch

• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~14 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~18 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~33 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~36 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~40 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~40 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~45 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~49 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Gulch

• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~33 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Kit Carson · viewpoint · Spokane · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~57 km · Must-see
• Krell Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~62 km · Must-see
• Silver Valley · viewpoint · Shoshone · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fatman Mountain · viewpoint · Bonner · ~83 km · Must-see
• Scotchman Peak · viewpoint · Bonner · ~85 km · Must-see

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