Ox Head

Ox Head: 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 Ox Head

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 Ox Head — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.00629, -120.00059. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ox Head

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~31 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~40 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~15 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~18 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~26 km
• Bull Prairie Dam · lake · Grant · ~34 km
• Glutton Falls Canyon · waterfall · Morrow · ~36 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~37 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~37 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~37 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~41 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~43 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~50 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~52 km
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~55 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Ox Head

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ox Head

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~80 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~97 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~105 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~123 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~124 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~130 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~134 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~147 km · Must-see

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