Swallows Nest

Swallows Nest: 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 Swallows Nest

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 Swallows Nest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.37168, -117.06107. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swallows Nest

• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Winchester Dam · lake · Lewis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~53 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dworshak National Fish Hatchery · park · Clearwater · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hells Gate State Park · park · Nez Perce · ~2 km
• Sunset Palisades Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~2 km
• Asotin County Museum · museum · Asotin · ~5 km
• Truth Baptist Church · church · Nez Perce · ~7 km
• Chief Timothy Park · park · Asotin · ~14 km
• Pigeon Roost · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~17 km
• Big Bench · beach · Wallowa · ~17 km
• Steptoe Canyon · viewpoint · Whitman · ~18 km
• Reservoir A Dam · lake · Nez Perce · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Swallows Nest

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Swallows Nest

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~95 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~96 km · Must-see
• White Bird Hill · viewpoint · Idaho · ~108 km · Must-see
• Kings Peak · viewpoint · Benewah · ~137 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~143 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~145 km · Must-see
• Larch Butte · viewpoint · Clearwater · ~149 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~149 km · Must-see
• Pigeon Roost · viewpoint · Nez Perce · ~17 km

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