Lyons Canyon

Lyons 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 Lyons 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 Lyons Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.18486, -119.90364. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lyons Canyon

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~62 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~66 km · Must-see
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~21 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~28 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~28 km
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~38 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~40 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~41 km
• Willow Creek Dam · lake · Morrow · ~42 km
• Morrow County Agricultural Museum · museum · Morrow · ~42 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~44 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~50 km
• Gibson Cave · cave · Morrow · ~57 km
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~61 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~61 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~63 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Lyons Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lyons Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~106 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~110 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~111 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~120 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~143 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~147 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~147 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~148 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~150 km · Must-see

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