King Canyon

King 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 King 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 King Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.43791, -119.78475. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near King Canyon

• Lake Umatilla · lake · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~59 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~60 km · Must-see
• Fort Henrietta Park Echo · fort · Benton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Morrow County Agricultural Museum · museum · Morrow · ~25 km
• Willow Creek Dam · lake · Morrow · ~27 km
• Carty Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~34 km
• Carty West Dam · lake · Morrow · ~36 km
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~41 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~47 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~48 km
• Alkali Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~51 km
• Gibson Cave · cave · Morrow · ~59 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~60 km
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~60 km
• Grass Valley Canyon · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~65 km
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~65 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~73 km

See everything within a day’s drive of King Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near King Canyon

• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~84 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~94 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~112 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~114 km · Must-see
• Goose Hill · viewpoint · Benton · ~118 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~121 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~124 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~127 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~130 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~134 km · Must-see

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