Jacks Canyon

Jacks 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 Jacks 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 Jacks Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.80791, -120.33919. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jacks Canyon

• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~27 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~47 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~75 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~7 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~9 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~19 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~20 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~21 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~22 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~27 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~28 km
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~33 km
• Brush Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~39 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jacks Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jacks Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~69 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~80 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~82 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~88 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~107 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~124 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~129 km · Must-see

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