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: 44.59567, -121.40977. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Waldo Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Camp Polk Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson Wilderness · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Linn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Milk Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Linn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park Glacier · viewpoint · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Waldo Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Linn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Milk Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Linn · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park Glacier · viewpoint · Marion · ~41 km · Must-see
• Russell Glacier · viewpoint · Marion · ~42 km · Must-see
• Three Fingered Jack · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see

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