Cox Canyon

Cox 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 Cox 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 Cox Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.27067, -124.31678. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cox Canyon

• South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve · sanctuary · Coos · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lighthouse Beach · beach · Coos · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cape Arago Lighthouse · fort · Coos · ~11 km · Must-see
• Coos Art Museum · museum · Coos · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coquille River Lighthouse · beach · Coos · ~23 km · Must-see
• Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Coos · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bradley Lake · lake · Coos · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bandon State Natural Area · sanctuary · Coos · ~33 km · Must-see
• Logging Museum · museum · Coos · ~34 km · Must-see
• West Coast Game Park Safari · park · Coos · ~38 km · Must-see
• North Tenmile Lake · lake · Coos · ~49 km · Must-see
• Eel Lake · lake · Douglas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Marie · lake · Douglas · ~55 km · Must-see
• Umpqua River Light · museum · Douglas · ~56 km · Must-see
• Floras Lake · lake · Curry · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hughes House · fort · Curry · ~64 km · Must-see
• Elk Viewing Area · sanctuary · Douglas · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cox Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cox Canyon

• Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~79 km · Must-see
• Humbug Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~83 km · Must-see
• Brandy Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~104 km · Must-see
• Cedar Valley · viewpoint · Curry · ~106 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~143 km · Must-see
• Bosley Butte · viewpoint · Curry · ~148 km · Must-see
• Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Coos · ~23 km
• Sixes Bluff · viewpoint · Curry · ~65 km
• Johnson Mountain · viewpoint · Coos · ~69 km
• Camas Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~76 km

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