Gates Gulch

Gates Gulch: 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 Gates Gulch

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 Gates Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.23514, -117.85298. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gates Gulch

• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Friends · museum · Walla Walla · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Museum · fort · Walla Walla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site · park · Walla Walla · ~65 km · Must-see
• Langdon Lake · lake · Walla Walla · ~67 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~68 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kendall Monument · fort · Columbia · ~9 km
• Hompegg Falls · waterfall · Columbia · ~11 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gates Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gates Gulch

• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Union · ~113 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~123 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~124 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~136 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~138 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~144 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~144 km · Must-see

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