Windmill Canyon

Windmill 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 Windmill 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 Windmill Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.46680, -118.92027. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Windmill Canyon

• McKay Reservoir · lake · Benton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~28 km · Must-see
• Umatilla National Forest · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Henrietta Park Echo · fort · Benton · ~47 km · Must-see
• Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bridge Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~66 km · Must-see
• Pilot Rock · viewpoint · Umatilla · ~8 km
• KUMA-FM · attraction · Umatilla · ~18 km
• McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~21 km
• Pendleton Round-Up and Happy Canyon Hall of Fame · museum · Benton · ~31 km
• South Main Street Commercial Historic District · fort · Umatilla · ~31 km
• Kuma-am · attraction · Umatilla · ~33 km
• Tamástslikt Cultural Institute · museum · Walla Walla · ~35 km
• Tamastslikt Cultural Institute · museum · Umatilla · ~36 km
• Indian Lake Dam · lake · Umatilla · ~38 km
• Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~46 km
• Lehman Hot Springs · attraction · Umatilla · ~51 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Windmill Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Windmill Canyon

• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~81 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~82 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~91 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~105 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~110 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~110 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~112 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~118 km · Must-see
• Goose Hill · viewpoint · Benton · ~119 km · Must-see

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