Fossil Canyon

Fossil 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 Fossil 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 Fossil Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.61704, -123.68515. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fossil Canyon

• Rogers Peak · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~15 km · Must-see
• Salmonberry Trail · trek · Tillamook · ~16 km · Must-see
• God's Valley Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~24 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tillamook State Forest · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~32 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~32 km · Must-see
• South Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Washington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cape Meares Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~34 km · Must-see
• Oswald West State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Short Beach · beach · Tillamook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cape Falcon · beach · Tillamook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cape Falcon Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fossil Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Fossil Canyon

• Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~15 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~26 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~26 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~32 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~32 km · Must-see
• South Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Washington · ~32 km · Must-see
• Trask Mountain · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~49 km · Must-see

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