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: 44.74791, -120.36613. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Juniper Canyon

• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~30 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~4 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~16 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~17 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~19 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~23 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~25 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~34 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Juniper Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Juniper Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~70 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~79 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~88 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~99 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~131 km · Must-see

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