Root Gulch

Root Gulch: 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 Root Gulch

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 Root Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.68819, -120.46475. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Root Gulch

• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~42 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~43 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~60 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~62 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~66 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~67 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~14 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Root Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Root Gulch

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~27 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~42 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~60 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~66 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~86 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~119 km · Must-see

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