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Places near John Day by type
All 248 places by distance →One day from John Day
5 stops, one loop, back by 6:23 pm
125 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave John Day
- Buck Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Malheur National Forestnature spot · 2 hrs
- Strawberry Mountain Wildernessnature spot · 2 hrs
- Strawberry Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Magone Lakelake · 45 min
- Back in John Day
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near John Day?
Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site (park, about 1 km), Kam Wah Chung Company Building (museum, about 1 km), Buck Falls (waterfall, about 11 km), Magone Lake (lake, about 19 km), East Fork Falls (waterfall, about 2 km), Grant County Historical Museum (museum, about 4 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of John Day?
209 places on Spotwander: 119 hill stations & viewpoints, 28 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 18 other attractions, 11 wildlife, forests & gardens, 15 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to John Day?
Blue Gulch, about 1 km by road; Town Gulch (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to John Day?
High Lake, about 1 km by road; San Juan Log Ponds (2 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from John Day?
Start in John Day, visit Buck Falls, then Malheur National Forest, then Strawberry Mountain Wilderness, then Strawberry Falls, then Magone Lake, and drive back — about 125 km by road in all.