Rutter Canyon

Rutter 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 Rutter 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 Rutter Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.63402, -120.83253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rutter Canyon

• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~48 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~51 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rutter Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rutter Canyon

• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~51 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~79 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~86 km · Must-see

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