Spears Canyon

Spears 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 Spears 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 Spears Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.13068, -120.72255. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spears Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~33 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~58 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~71 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Borstel Pond · lake · Sherman · ~17 km
• Shaniko Historic District · fort · Wasco · ~18 km
• Brush Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~20 km
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~25 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~31 km
• Sherar's Falls · waterfall · Wasco · ~36 km
• Depot House Historic Site · fort · Wasco · ~36 km
• Boxcar Rapids · river spot · Wasco · ~38 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~39 km
• Lower White River Falls · waterfall · Wasco · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Spears Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Spears Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~84 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~93 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~94 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~99 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~99 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~100 km · Must-see
• White River Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~101 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~101 km · Must-see

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