Big Gulch

Big Gulch: 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 Big Gulch

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 Big Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.12457, -120.46504. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Gulch

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~46 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~61 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~64 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~69 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~71 km · Must-see
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~19 km
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~21 km
• Brush Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~24 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~24 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~32 km
• Borstel Pond · lake · Sherman · ~32 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~32 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~32 km
• Shaniko Historic District · fort · Wasco · ~33 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~37 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~42 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Gulch

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~87 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~108 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~116 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~118 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~122 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~124 km · Must-see

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