Deep Canyon

Deep 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 Deep 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 Deep Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.38791, -120.52672. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Deep Canyon

• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~15 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~48 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~50 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~52 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~54 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~59 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~67 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~67 km · Must-see
• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~71 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~71 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~72 km · Must-see
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~13 km
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~14 km
• DeMoss Springs Park · park · Klickitat · ~23 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Deep Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Deep Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~72 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~88 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~98 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~105 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~109 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~111 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~113 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~113 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~113 km · Must-see

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