Haystack Rock

Haystack 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 Haystack 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 Haystack Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.83432, -117.21822. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Haystack Rock

• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Nez Perce National Historical Park · park · Wallowa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Old Chief Joseph Gravesite · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~69 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Hells Canyon National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jubilee Lake · lake · Columbia · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wallowa National Forest · sanctuary · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Falls, Wallowa Lake · waterfall · Wallowa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Legore Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hole in the Rock · cave · Asotin · ~28 km
• Wenaha Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Garfield · ~31 km
• Tule Lake · lake · Asotin · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Haystack Rock

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Haystack Rock

• Mount Horrible · viewpoint · Asotin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Milk Shakes · viewpoint · Columbia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sawtooth Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~73 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~75 km · Must-see
• Chief Joseph Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Howard · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~80 km · Must-see
• Bonneville Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea Peak · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~82 km · Must-see
• Matterhorn · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~85 km · Must-see
• Craig Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~85 km · Must-see

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