Gate Spring Canyon

Gate Spring 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 Gate Spring 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 Gate Spring Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.81762, -121.04588. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gate Spring Canyon

• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~59 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~64 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Breitenbush Lake · lake · Marion · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gate Spring Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gate Spring Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~53 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~58 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~76 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~76 km · Must-see
• Waldo Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Linn · ~77 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park Glacier · viewpoint · Marion · ~77 km · Must-see

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