Ross Canyon

Ross 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 Ross 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 Ross Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.76152, -120.48947. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ross Canyon

• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~42 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~46 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~59 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~9 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~10 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ross Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ross Canyon

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~38 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~42 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~79 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~93 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~109 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~124 km · Must-see

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