Metolius Canyon

Metolius 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 Metolius 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 Metolius Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.59790, -121.28644. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Metolius Canyon

• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Camp Polk Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Suttle Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Waldo Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson Wilderness · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Metolius Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Metolius Canyon

• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~40 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Waldo Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Linn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Milk Creek Glacier · viewpoint · Linn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park Glacier · viewpoint · Marion · ~53 km · Must-see
• Russell Glacier · viewpoint · Marion · ~54 km · Must-see

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