Fossil Digging site

Fossil Digging site: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Fossil Digging site

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Fossil Digging site — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.00178, -120.21260. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fossil Digging site

• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~17 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~33 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~43 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bear Hollow County Park · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~12 km
• Butte Creek Summit · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~17 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~26 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~30 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~32 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~33 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~33 km
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~34 km
• Tap Horn Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~35 km
• Enchanted Rocks Preserve · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~37 km
• Masiker Mountain · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~37 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~40 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Fossil Digging site

• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~43 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~66 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~101 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~110 km · Must-see
• Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~123 km · Must-see
• Bridge Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~125 km · Must-see
• Columbia Hills State Park · sanctuary · Klickitat · ~126 km · Must-see
• Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~127 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~127 km · Must-see

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