Big Eddy

Big Eddy: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Big Eddy

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Big Eddy — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.46475, -120.49596. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Eddy

• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~9 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~40 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~44 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~46 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~46 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~56 km · Must-see
• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~61 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~64 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~65 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~65 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~66 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Umatilla · lake · Klickitat · ~69 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~70 km · Must-see
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~10 km
• DeMoss Springs Park · park · Klickitat · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Eddy

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Big Eddy

• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~23 km
• Paterson Slough · river spot · Klickitat · ~34 km
• Sq'wanana · river spot · Klickitat · ~73 km
• Boxcar Rapids · river spot · Wasco · ~74 km
• Eighteenmile Island · river spot · Wasco · ~95 km
• Eighteenmile Island · river spot · Klickitat · ~95 km
• Jet Pump Rapids · river spot · Wasco · ~33 km
• Harris Island · river spot · Sherman · ~34 km
• Harris Rapids · river spot · Sherman · ~34 km
• Green Light Rapids · river spot · Sherman · ~35 km

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