Red Scar Knoll

Red Scar Knoll: 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 Red Scar Knoll

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 Red Scar Knoll — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.63452, -120.29074. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Scar Knoll

• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~21 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~28 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~64 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~69 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~74 km · Must-see
• Carroll Rim · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~4 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~21 km
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~22 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~23 km
• Bridge Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~23 km
• Bacon Reservoir · lake · Wheeler · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Scar Knoll

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Scar Knoll

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~31 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~68 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~84 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~87 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~92 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~118 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~123 km · Must-see

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