The Flatirons

The Flatirons: 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 The Flatirons

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 The Flatirons — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.80679, -120.87615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Flatirons

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~52 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~64 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~67 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Flatirons

Other hill stations & viewpoints near The Flatirons

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~67 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~80 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~86 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Glacier · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~92 km · Must-see

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