Thompson Point

Thompson Point: 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 Thompson Point

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 Thompson Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.54345, -121.37952. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Point

• Sorosis Park · park · Klickitat · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sorosis Park · park · Wasco · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Bonneville · lake · Hood River · ~23 km · Must-see
• Koberg Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Hood River · ~23 km · Must-see
• Doug's Beach State Park · beach · Klickitat · ~24 km · Must-see
• Seufert County Park · park · Wasco · ~26 km · Must-see
• The Dalles Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~26 km · Must-see
• Georgiana Smith Park · park · Hood River · ~26 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hood River Waterfront Park · park · Skamania · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~29 km · Must-see
• Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area · sanctuary · Hood River · ~29 km · Must-see
• Starvation Creek Falls · waterfall · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~31 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~33 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Skamania · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thompson Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Thompson Point

• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~23 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~31 km · Must-see
• Langille Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Defiance · viewpoint · Skamania · ~36 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~37 km · Must-see
• Coe Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~38 km · Must-see
• Newton Clark Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ladd Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood · viewpoint · Hood River · ~39 km · Must-see

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