Nelson Monument

Nelson Monument: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Nelson Monument

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Nelson Monument — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.26711, -120.38590. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Monument

• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~34 km · Must-see
• Antelope Flat Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~44 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~46 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~54 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~60 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~61 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~70 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~72 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~8 km
• Lost Spring Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~12 km
• Blue Ridge Mine · fort · Crook · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Monument

Other forts & heritage near Nelson Monument

• Blue Ridge Mine · fort · Crook · ~14 km
• Blue Ridge Mine Mill · fort · Crook · ~14 km
• Roba Ranch · fort · Crook · ~39 km
• U.S. Forest Service · fort · Crook · ~47 km
• Redmond Downtown Historic District · fort · Deschutes · ~79 km
• Bowery Lane · fort · Deschutes · ~92 km
• Old Town Historic District · fort · Deschutes · ~97 km
• Bend historic districts · fort · Deschutes · ~97 km
• Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District · fort · Deschutes · ~98 km
• Arizona Avenue Railroad Scale House · fort · Deschutes · ~98 km

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