Needles

Needles: 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 Needles

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 Needles — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.42900, -124.45122. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Needles

• Barley Beach · beach · Curry · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cedar Valley · viewpoint · Curry · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ophir Beach · beach · Curry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Arizona Beach State Recreation Site · beach · Curry · ~27 km · Must-see
• Humbug Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bosley Butte · viewpoint · Curry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Port Orford Coast Guard Station · fort · Curry · ~44 km · Must-see
• Paradise Point State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Curry · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lone Ranch Beach · beach · Curry · ~47 km · Must-see
• Alfred A. Loeb State Park · sanctuary · Curry · ~51 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Curry · ~55 km · Must-see
• Pelican Bay Light · beach · Curry · ~57 km · Must-see
• Cape Blanco Lighthouse · fort · Curry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cape Blanco · beach · Curry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hughes House · fort · Curry · ~58 km · Must-see
• Brandy Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Needles

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Needles

• Cedar Valley · viewpoint · Curry · ~14 km · Must-see
• Humbug Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bosley Butte · viewpoint · Curry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Purple Mountain · viewpoint · Curry · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Emily · viewpoint · Curry · ~55 km · Must-see
• Brandy Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~63 km · Must-see
• Pearsoll Peak · viewpoint · Josephine · ~65 km · Must-see
• Chetco Peak · viewpoint · Curry · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~119 km · Must-see
• Preston Peak · viewpoint · Siskiyou · ~120 km · Must-see

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