Dark Canyon

Dark 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 Dark 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 Dark Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.02764, -118.08300. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dark Canyon

• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~1 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~7 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~22 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~29 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~35 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~42 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~43 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~57 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dark Canyon

• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~57 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~72 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~73 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~78 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~79 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~79 km · Must-see

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