Box Canyon

Box Canyon: 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 Box Canyon

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 Box Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.75349, -117.24435. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~37 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~57 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~57 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bonny Lakes · lake · Wallowa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~37 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~57 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~58 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~65 km · Must-see

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