Johns Canyon

Johns 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 Johns 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 Johns Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.92846, -120.69782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johns Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~58 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~73 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Brush Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~12 km
• Shaniko Historic District · fort · Wasco · ~12 km
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~16 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johns Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Johns Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~84 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~85 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~90 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~99 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~105 km · Must-see

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