McCarty Canyon

McCarty 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 McCarty 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 McCarty Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.10208, -119.71807. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McCarty Canyon

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~46 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~55 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~73 km · Must-see
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~7 km
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~18 km
• Willow Creek Dam · lake · Morrow · ~38 km
• Morrow County Agricultural Museum · museum · Morrow · ~39 km
• Gibson Cave · cave · Morrow · ~40 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~44 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~46 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~47 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~49 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~49 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~60 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~63 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~74 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~75 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McCarty Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near McCarty Canyon

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~55 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~90 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~106 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~124 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~126 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~126 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~134 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~142 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~148 km · Must-see
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~44 km

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