Haystack Butte

Haystack Butte: 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 Haystack Butte

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 Haystack Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.68130, -120.90894. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Butte

• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~2 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~4 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~8 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~8 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~18 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~21 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~23 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~23 km · Must-see
• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~24 km · Must-see
• Klickitat State Park Trail · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~30 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~31 km · Must-see
• Brooks Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~43 km · Must-see
• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~44 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~54 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Butte

• Indian Rock · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~44 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~76 km · Must-see
• Dog Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Skamania · ~79 km · Must-see
• Wind Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~82 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~85 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~86 km · Must-see
• Columbia River Gorge · viewpoint · Skamania · ~86 km · Must-see

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