Box Elder Canyon

Box Elder 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 Elder 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 Elder Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.30374, -120.10476. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Elder Canyon

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~36 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~72 km · Must-see
• Lake Umatilla · lake · Klickitat · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~11 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~12 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~24 km
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~35 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~39 km
• Alkali Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~44 km
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~46 km
• Grass Valley Canyon · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~50 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~51 km
• Morrow County Agricultural Museum · museum · Morrow · ~54 km
• Willow Creek Dam · lake · Morrow · ~55 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~56 km
• Carty Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~60 km
• Carty West Dam · lake · Morrow · ~60 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Elder Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Elder Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~72 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~98 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~115 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~117 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~118 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~137 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~139 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~144 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~146 km · Must-see
• Goose Hill · viewpoint · Benton · ~147 km · Must-see

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