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: 45.00153, -119.51306. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bridge Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~62 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~64 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~65 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~68 km · Must-see
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~15 km
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~27 km
• Gibson Cave · cave · Morrow · ~30 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~48 km
• Willow Creek Dam · lake · Morrow · ~48 km
• Morrow County Agricultural Museum · museum · Morrow · ~50 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~60 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~61 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~68 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~70 km
• Beech Creek Stage Station · fort · Grant · ~71 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~62 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~66 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~102 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~111 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~116 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~120 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~124 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~131 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~133 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~141 km · Must-see

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