Alder Bluff

Alder Bluff: 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 Alder Bluff

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 Alder Bluff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.18872, -123.08234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Alder Bluff

• Great Vow Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Columbia · ~8 km · Must-see
• Longview Community Church · church · Cowlitz · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nutty Narrows Squirrel Bridge · attraction · Cowlitz · ~15 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Cowlitz · ~15 km · Must-see
• Longview Foursquare Church · church · Cowlitz · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens Creation Center · museum · Cowlitz · ~21 km · Must-see
• Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Island · river spot · Cowlitz · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~29 km · Must-see
• Seaquest State Park · park · Cowlitz · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grace United Methodist Church · church · Lewis · ~32 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~34 km · Must-see
• Gospodor Monument Park · attraction · Lewis · ~42 km · Must-see
• Boistfort Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Mission · church · Lewis · ~46 km · Must-see
• Clatsop State Forest · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Alder Bluff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Alder Bluff

• Boistfort Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~66 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~71 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Washington · ~76 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Clark · ~76 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Cowlitz · ~76 km · Must-see
• Hanaford Valley · viewpoint · Lewis · ~79 km · Must-see
• Zenkner Valley · viewpoint · Lewis · ~80 km · Must-see
• Tumtum Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~80 km · Must-see

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