Bowen Valley

Bowen Valley: 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 Bowen Valley

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 Bowen Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.73988, -117.83383. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowen Valley

• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~5 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~6 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~37 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~47 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~48 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~51 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~58 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~70 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Bowen Valley

• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~58 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~70 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~72 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~73 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~79 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~79 km · Must-see

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