Shoofly Rapids

Shoofly Rapids: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Shoofly Rapids

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Shoofly Rapids — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.76327, -120.09114. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shoofly Rapids

• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~4 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~9 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~51 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~69 km · Must-see
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~4 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~18 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~20 km
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~23 km
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~24 km
• Fopiano Dam · lake · Wheeler · ~28 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~29 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~33 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~41 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~41 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~44 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~45 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Shoofly Rapids

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• Clarno Rapids · river spot · Wasco · ~47 km
• White Horse Rapids · river spot · Wasco · ~100 km
• Big Eddy · river spot · Oregon · ~105 km
• Buckskin Mary Rapids · river spot · Wasco · ~108 km
• Four Chutes Rapids · river spot · Wasco · ~109 km
• Big Bend Island · river spot · Crook · ~109 km
• Cedar Island · river spot · Sherman · ~115 km

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