Moody Basin

Moody Basin: 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 Moody Basin

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 Moody Basin — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.10405, -117.09517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moody Basin

• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Bonny Lakes · lake · Wallowa · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dollar Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Roger Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~18 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~20 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ice Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~24 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Moody Basin

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Moody Basin

• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Aneroid Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~18 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~20 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~22 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~23 km · Must-see

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