Walker Canyon

Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.42736, -118.62471. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walker Canyon

• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Franklin · ~9 km · Must-see
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake West Dam · lake · Franklin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Marmes Rockshelter · fort · Franklin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Palouse Falls · waterfall · Whitman · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~51 km · Must-see
• McNary National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Historical Monument · fort · Walla Walla · ~55 km · Must-see
• Whitman Mission National Historic Site · park · Walla Walla · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~56 km · Must-see
• Friends · museum · Walla Walla · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Walla Walla Museum · fort · Walla Walla · ~58 km · Must-see
• Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge · waterfall · Benton · ~60 km · Must-see
• REACH Museum · museum · Benton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Bateman Island · river spot · Benton · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walker Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Walker Canyon

• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Columbia Heights · viewpoint · Walla Walla · ~73 km · Must-see
• Candy Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~76 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~80 km · Must-see
• Goose Hill · viewpoint · Benton · ~81 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~91 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lookout Summit · viewpoint · Benton · ~116 km · Must-see

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