Gray Butte

Gray 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 Gray 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 Gray Butte — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.41660, -121.10125. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gray Butte

• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~8 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~28 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~30 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~31 km · Must-see
• Billy Chinook Falls · waterfall · Jefferson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Petersen Rock Garden · museum · Deschutes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• Camp Polk Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gray Butte

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Gray Butte

• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~15 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~31 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~53 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Black Crater · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see

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