Haystack Valley

Haystack Valley: 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 Haystack Valley

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 Haystack Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.81653, -119.76500. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Valley

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~30 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~60 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~17 km
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~24 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~35 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~36 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~37 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~39 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~43 km
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~47 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~54 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~62 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~62 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~64 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~65 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Valley

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~30 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~74 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~75 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~100 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~120 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~123 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~125 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~125 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~129 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~130 km · Must-see

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