Buzzard Butte

Buzzard Butte: 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 Buzzard Butte

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 Buzzard Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.27788, -123.87789. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buzzard Butte

• Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout · beach · Tillamook · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bob Straub State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~16 km · Must-see
• Nestucca Bay · beach · Tillamook · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Hebo · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~18 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Short Beach · beach · Tillamook · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cape Meares Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~31 km · Must-see
• Roads End State Recreation Site · park · Lincoln · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Yamhill · fort · Polk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~43 km · Must-see
• Trask Mountain · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~43 km · Must-see
• Tillamook State Forest · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~43 km · Must-see
• D River State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~45 km · Must-see
• McGuire Dam · lake · Yamhill · ~46 km · Must-see
• Drift Creek Falls Trail · waterfall · Lincoln · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buzzard Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Buzzard Butte

• Mount Hebo · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~17 km · Must-see
• Trask Mountain · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~43 km · Must-see
• Gopher Valley · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~51 km · Must-see
• Laurel Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~58 km · Must-see
• South Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~63 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~66 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~66 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~69 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Wahkiakum · ~69 km · Must-see

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