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Places near Prineville by type
All 193 places by distance →One day from Prineville
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:32 pm
121 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Prineville
- Ochoco Damdam · 45 min
- Prineville Reservoirreservoir · 45 min
- Powell Buttesviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Grizzly Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Barnes Butteviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Prineville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Prineville?
A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum (monument, about 1 km), Crooked River Park (viewpoint, about 2 km), Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint (park, about 3 km), Barnes Butte (viewpoint, about 4 km), Ochoco Dam (dam, about 11 km), Powell Buttes (viewpoint, about 21 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Prineville?
34 places on Spotwander: 9 hill stations & viewpoints, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 4 waterfalls, 3 wildlife, forests & gardens, 3 caves.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Prineville?
Crooked River Park, about 2 km by road; Barnes Butte (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Prineville?
Barnes Butte Dam, about 4 km by road; Ochoco Dam (11 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Prineville?
Start in Prineville, visit Ochoco Dam, then Prineville Reservoir, then Powell Buttes, then Grizzly Mountain, then Barnes Butte, and drive back — about 121 km by road in all.