Owsley Canyon

Owsley 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 Owsley 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 Owsley Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.35263, -118.08800. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Owsley Canyon

• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~42 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~45 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~51 km · Must-see
• Umatilla National Forest · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~53 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~54 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~56 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~60 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~68 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Owsley Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Owsley Canyon

• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~74 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~75 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~79 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~79 km · Must-see
• Benson Glacier · viewpoint · Union · ~81 km · Must-see

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