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: 45.46849, -117.02571. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Wallowa National Forest · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Falls, Wallowa Lake · waterfall · Wallowa · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~40 km · Must-see
• Ice Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~39 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~40 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon · viewpoint · Idaho · ~40 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~41 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~43 km · Must-see

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