Box Canyon

Box 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 Box 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 Box Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.54903, -118.55499. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Box Canyon

• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~35 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~35 km · Must-see
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~52 km · Must-see
• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~68 km · Must-see
• McNary National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Friends · museum · Walla Walla · ~70 km · Must-see
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site · park · Walla Walla · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Museum · fort · Walla Walla · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Historical Monument · fort · Walla Walla · ~73 km · Must-see
• Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge · waterfall · Benton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kahlotus Ridgetop Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Franklin · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Box Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Box Canyon

• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~83 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~88 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~88 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~90 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~92 km · Must-see
• Goose Hill · viewpoint · Benton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~98 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~103 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~111 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~123 km · Must-see

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