Brown Grotto

Brown Grotto: 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 Brown Grotto

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 Brown Grotto — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.65458, -120.28057. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brown Grotto

• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~24 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~2 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~19 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~21 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~24 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~26 km
• Bacon Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~30 km
• King Dam · lake · Crook · ~31 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brown Grotto

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Brown Grotto

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~28 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~76 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~84 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~89 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~95 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~119 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~122 km · Must-see

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