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: 45.69651, -120.73256. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scott Canyon

• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~4 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~10 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~13 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~18 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~20 km · Must-see
• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~21 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~34 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~35 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~40 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~40 km · Must-see
• Klickitat State Park Trail · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~41 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~47 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~48 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~71 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scott Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Scott Canyon

• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~42 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~91 km · Must-see
• Dog Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Skamania · ~96 km · Must-see
• Gotchen Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~97 km · Must-see
• Crescent Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~99 km · Must-see
• Klickitat Glacier · viewpoint · Yakima · ~99 km · Must-see
• Wind Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~99 km · Must-see

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