Hat Rock

Hat 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 Hat 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 Hat Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.18457, -120.98419. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hat Rock

• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~1 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~20 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~21 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~23 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~26 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~27 km · Must-see
• Petersen Rock Garden · museum · Deschutes · ~28 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Oregon Desert Trail · trek · Deschutes · ~31 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tumalo State Park · park · Deschutes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hat Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hat Rock

• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~1 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~20 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~26 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Horse Ridge · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lava Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tumalo Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~70 km · Must-see

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