Dixon Basin

Dixon Basin: 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 Dixon Basin

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 Dixon Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.94820, -119.76390. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dixon Basin

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~37 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~48 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~11 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~24 km
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~29 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~34 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~35 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~45 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~53 km
• Gibson Cave · cave · Morrow · ~53 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~58 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~58 km
• Willow Creek Dam · lake · Morrow · ~59 km
• Morrow County Agricultural Museum · museum · Morrow · ~61 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~61 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~63 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dixon Basin

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Dixon Basin

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~37 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~81 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~87 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~116 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~121 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~123 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~136 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~136 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~137 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~141 km · Must-see

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