Gathering Garden

Gathering Garden: 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 garden: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Gathering Garden

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 Gathering Garden — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.68020, -116.79489. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gathering Garden

• Fort Sherman · fort · Kootenai · ~0 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene Parkway State Park · park · Kootenai · ~9 km · Must-see
• The Falls At Hayden Lake · waterfall · Kootenai · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fourth of July Summit · viewpoint · Kootenai · ~27 km · Must-see
• Liberty Lake · lake · Spokane · ~27 km · Must-see
• Newman Lake Flood Control Dam · lake · Spokane · ~29 km · Must-see
• Carlson Hill · viewpoint · Spokane · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mica Peak Conservation Area · viewpoint · Spokane · ~32 km · Must-see
• Silverwood Theme Park · park · Kootenai · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shelley Lake · lake · Spokane · ~37 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake City Park · lake · Kootenai · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~40 km · Must-see
• Spokane Washington Temple · church · Spokane · ~41 km · Must-see
• Spokane Valley Heritage Museum · museum · Spokane · ~42 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~45 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cataldo Mission · church · Kootenai · ~45 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Gathering Garden

• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~40 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~45 km · Must-see
• Farragut State Park · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Spokane State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~46 km · Must-see
• Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area · sanctuary · Spokane · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cat Tales Zoological Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bonner · ~58 km · Must-see
• Idaho Panhandle National Forests · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~72 km · Must-see
• Riverside State Park · sanctuary · Spokane · ~81 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~82 km · Must-see

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