Scott Canyon

Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.53124, -120.35588. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scott Canyon

• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~12 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Umatilla · lake · Klickitat · ~53 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~55 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~59 km · Must-see
• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~62 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~64 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~74 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Canyon · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~10 km
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~13 km
• Alkali Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~15 km
• Tumwater Falls · waterfall · Gilliam · ~22 km
• Paterson Slough · river spot · Klickitat · ~27 km
• DeMoss Springs Park · park · Klickitat · ~32 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Scott Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Scott Canyon

• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~78 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~98 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~107 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~114 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~116 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~117 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~121 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~131 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~131 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~131 km · Must-see

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