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: 44.96263, -120.21141. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Juniper Canyon

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~28 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~38 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~71 km · Must-see
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~9 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~13 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~22 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~29 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~30 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~32 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~33 km
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~34 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~36 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~37 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~38 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Juniper Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Juniper Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~77 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~104 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~107 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~113 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~118 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~122 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~139 km · Must-see

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