Juniper Canyon

Juniper 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 Juniper 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 Juniper Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.50069, -120.17782. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Juniper Canyon

• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Umatilla · lake · Klickitat · ~48 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~52 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~59 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~68 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~71 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~73 km · Must-see
• Alkali Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~16 km
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~23 km
• Grass Valley Canyon · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~26 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~36 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~37 km
• Tumwater Falls · waterfall · Gilliam · ~38 km
• Paterson Slough · river spot · Klickitat · ~40 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~42 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~43 km
• Carty West Dam · lake · Morrow · ~43 km
• Carty Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~44 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Juniper Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Juniper Canyon

• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~92 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~100 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~104 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~107 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~126 km · Must-see
• Goose Hill · viewpoint · Benton · ~126 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~131 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~132 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~132 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~132 km · Must-see

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