Benson Point

Benson Point: 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 Benson Point

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 Benson Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.04011, -123.21095. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Point

• Great Vow Zen Monastery · Buddhist site · Columbia · ~17 km · Must-see
• Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clatsop State Forest · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~27 km · Must-see
• Longview Foursquare Church · church · Cowlitz · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pioneer Church · church · Wahkiakum · ~28 km · Must-see
• Longview Community Church · church · Cowlitz · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Cowlitz · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bradley State Scenic Viewpoint · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Sacajawea · lake · Cowlitz · ~29 km · Must-see
• Nutty Narrows Squirrel Bridge · attraction · Cowlitz · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Island · river spot · Cowlitz · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clatsop · ~33 km · Must-see
• Banks-Vernonia Trail · trek · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens Creation Center · museum · Cowlitz · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~47 km · Must-see
• Seaman · attraction · Columbia · ~47 km · Must-see
• Nob Hill Nature Park · park · Cowlitz · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benson Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Benson Point

• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~47 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Washington · ~53 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Clark · ~53 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~62 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~62 km · Must-see
• Boistfort Peak · viewpoint · Lewis · ~62 km · Must-see
• South Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~70 km · Must-see

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