Moon Canyon

Moon 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 Moon 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 Moon Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.68931, -117.90271. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Moon Canyon

• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~21 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~39 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~58 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~59 km · Must-see
• Friends · museum · Walla Walla · ~67 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Museum · fort · Walla Walla · ~67 km · Must-see
• Umatilla National Forest · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site · park · Walla Walla · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Blind Falls · waterfall · Wallowa · ~13 km
• West Mountain · viewpoint · Union · ~15 km
• Patúšway Spring · attraction · Union · ~19 km
• Minam State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~19 km
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Union · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Moon Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Moon Canyon

• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~39 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~82 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~84 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~86 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~87 km · Must-see

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