Rock Spring

Rock Spring: 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 Rock Spring

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 Rock Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.22995, -118.86763. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Spring

• Moses Lake Washington Temple · church · Grant · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pinto Dam · lake · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Moses Lake · lake · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake · lake · Grant · ~51 km · Must-see
• Potholes Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~52 km · Must-see
• O'Sullivan Dam · lake · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Potholes State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~54 km · Must-see
• Drumheller Channels · sanctuary · Adams · ~61 km · Must-see
• Soap Lake · lake · Grant · ~64 km · Must-see
• Grand Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park · waterfall · Grant · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lenore Lake · lake · Grant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Lenore Caves State Park Heritage Site · waterfall · Grant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Peterson Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~21 km
• Delzer Falls · waterfall · Lincoln · ~26 km
• Sylvan Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~31 km
• Duck Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~33 km
• Neves Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Spring

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rock Spring

• Grand Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see
• Monument Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~89 km · Must-see
• Moses Coulee · viewpoint · Douglas · ~94 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~95 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Coulee · viewpoint · Grant · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~112 km · Must-see
• Whiskey Dick Mountain · viewpoint · Kittitas · ~132 km · Must-see
• Badger Mountain · viewpoint · Douglas · ~133 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~135 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Benton · ~141 km · Must-see

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