Rooster Rock

Rooster Rock: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Rooster Rock

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Rooster Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.63484, -122.46892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rooster Rock

• Newaukum Lake · lake · Lewis · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ike Kinswa State Park · park · Lewis · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mayfield Lake · lake · Lewis · ~15 km · Must-see
• Riffe Lake · lake · Lewis · ~25 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Thurston · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Thurston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Parsnip Swamp · sanctuary · Thurston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Elbow Lake · lake · Thurston · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alder Lake · lake · Pierce · ~29 km · Must-see
• Reichel Lake · lake · Thurston · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Lawrence · lake · Thurston · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Lewis · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Fifteen · lake · Thurston · ~38 km · Must-see
• Toutle River Sediment Retention Structure · lake · Cowlitz · ~39 km · Must-see
• Goodwin Lake · lake · Thurston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gehrke Lake · lake · Thurston · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ohop Lake · lake · Pierce · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Mission · church · Lewis · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rooster Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rooster Rock

• Northcraft Mountain · viewpoint · Thurston · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hanaford Valley · viewpoint · Lewis · ~47 km · Must-see
• Zenkner Valley · viewpoint · Lewis · ~49 km · Must-see
• Minnie Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mount Whittier · viewpoint · Skamania · ~54 km · Must-see
• Coldwater Peak · viewpoint · Skamania · ~54 km · Must-see
• The Dome · viewpoint · Skamania · ~54 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Lewis · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mount Margaret · viewpoint · Skamania · ~55 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Cowlitz · ~57 km · Must-see

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