Paint Rock

Paint Rock: 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 Paint Rock

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 Paint Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.42711, -118.49984. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Paint Rock

• Lake Roosevelt · lake · Ferry · ~16 km · Must-see
• Colville National Forest · sanctuary · Ferry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Curlew Lake State Park · lake · Ferry · ~43 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Ferry · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kettle Falls Historical Center · waterfall · Stevens · ~45 km · Must-see
• Maple Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wauconda Summit · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crawfish Lake · lake · Okanogan · ~66 km · Must-see
• Browns Lake Dam · lake · Stevens · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bonaparte Lake Dam · lake · Okanogan · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pierre Lake · lake · Stevens · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lamar Lake · lake · Stevens · ~74 km · Must-see
• Carson Beach · beach · Ferry · ~22 km
• Lower Sherman Creek Falls · waterfall · Ferry · ~28 km
• Upper Sherman Creek Falls · waterfall · Ferry · ~28 km
• Sherman Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Ferry · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Paint Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Paint Rock

• Sherman Peak · viewpoint · Ferry · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Maple Mountain · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wauconda Summit · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mount Bonaparte · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lilienthal Mountain · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~76 km · Must-see
• Halverson Canyon · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~78 km · Must-see
• Vulcan Mountain · viewpoint · Ferry · ~79 km · Must-see
• Balance Rock · viewpoint · Okanogan · ~84 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Mountain · viewpoint · Stevens · ~89 km · Must-see

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