Hells Canyon

Hells 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 Hells 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 Hells Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.40179, -123.38843. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hells Canyon

• Marys Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grass Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~32 km · Must-see
• Alderwood State Wayside · sanctuary · Lane · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beazell Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Benton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Siuslaw National Forest · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Peavy Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Fort Hoskins Historic Park · fort · Benton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cline Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~39 km · Must-see
• Flight Patterns · attraction · Lane · ~43 km · Must-see
• E. E. Wilson Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Benton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fern Ridge Lake · lake · Lane · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fern Park · sanctuary · Lane · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gillespie Butte City Park · sanctuary · Lane · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley Oregon Temple · temple · Lane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shelton-McMurphey House · fort · Lane · ~56 km · Must-see
• Eugene Faith Center · church · Lane · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hells Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hells Canyon

• Marys Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grass Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Peavy Peak · viewpoint · Benton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cline Hill · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Lane · ~69 km · Must-see
• Laurel Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~75 km · Must-see
• Willamette Valley · viewpoint · Marion · ~75 km · Must-see
• Keel Mountain · viewpoint · Linn · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Polk · ~79 km · Must-see
• Snow Peak · viewpoint · Linn · ~86 km · Must-see

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