Smith Canyon

Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.24096, -120.97923. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith Canyon

• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~30 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~53 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~53 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~56 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~60 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~62 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~64 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~66 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~66 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Smith Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Smith Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~55 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~66 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~71 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~71 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~72 km · Must-see
• White River Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood · viewpoint · Hood River · ~72 km · Must-see
• Palmer Glacier · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Coalman Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~73 km · Must-see

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