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Places near Burns by type
All 232 places by distance →One day from Burns
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:32 pm
151 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Burns
- Cave Gulchcave · 1 hrs
- Burns Butte Radar Base Siteheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- West Batts Camp Lakelake · 45 min
- One O'Clock Lakelake · 45 min
- Malheur Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in Burns
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Burns?
Harney County Fairgrounds (museum, about 3 km), Burns Butte Radar Base Site (heritage site, about 10 km), Cave Gulch (cave, about 21 km), West Batts Camp Lake (lake, about 21 km), Malheur Lake (lake, about 45 km), One O'Clock Lake (lake, about 25 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Burns?
178 places on Spotwander: 81 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 55 hill stations & viewpoints, 14 other attractions, 11 churches, 6 parks.
Which is the nearest lake to Burns?
Sweek Dam, about 2 km by road; Paiute Dam (5 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Burns?
Heifer Canyon, about 2 km by road; Fenwick Canyon (9 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Burns?
Start in Burns, visit Cave Gulch, then Burns Butte Radar Base Site, then West Batts Camp Lake, then One O'Clock Lake, then Malheur Lake, and drive back — about 151 km by road in all.