James Canyon

James 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 James 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 James Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.73763, -120.14890. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near James Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~11 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~12 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~65 km · Must-see
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~3 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~16 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~23 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~24 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~25 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~28 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~29 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~30 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~36 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~36 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~39 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~41 km

See everything within a day’s drive of James Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near James Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~88 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~90 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~90 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~93 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~110 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~112 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~115 km · Must-see

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