Helm Canyon

Helm 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 Helm 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 Helm Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.71346, -120.68284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Helm Canyon

• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~1 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~15 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~18 km · Must-see
• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~22 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~23 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~32 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~40 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~41 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~45 km · Must-see
• Klickitat State Park Trail · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~45 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~45 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~53 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Umatilla · lake · Klickitat · ~68 km · Must-see
• Klickitat County World War I Memorial · fort · Klickitat · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Helm Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Helm Canyon

• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~41 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~79 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~90 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~97 km · Must-see
• Dog Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~99 km · Must-see
• Gotchen Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~99 km · Must-see
• Crescent Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~101 km · Must-see
• Klickitat Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~101 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Skamania · ~101 km · Must-see
• Rusk Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~102 km · Must-see

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