Skull Spring

Skull Spring: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Skull Spring

Season: October to February.

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 Skull Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.52307, -120.55706. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Skull Spring

• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~17 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Dam · lake · Crook · ~35 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~41 km · Must-see
• A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum · museum · Crook · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~48 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Prineville Reservoir · lake · Crook · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~57 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~59 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~62 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Skull Spring

Other other attractions near Skull Spring

• Oregon Observatory · attraction · Deschutes · ~125 km · Must-see
• Ann Arbor Hot Springs​ · attraction · Marion · ~145 km · Must-see
• Masterson Spring · attraction · Wheeler · ~33 km
• Soda Spring · attraction · Deschutes · ~132 km
• Blacktail Spring · attraction · Deschutes · ~141 km
• Stove Spring · attraction · Crook · ~0 km
• Cougar Spring · attraction · Crook · ~2 km
• Rooster Rock Spring · attraction · Crook · ~4 km
• Jesse Spring · attraction · Crook · ~5 km
• Rock Spring · attraction · Crook · ~6 km

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