Devil's Backbone

Devil's Backbone: 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 Devil's Backbone

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 Devil's Backbone — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.43377, -120.32398. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Devil's Backbone

• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~45 km · Must-see
• John Day Dam · lake · Klickitat · ~53 km · Must-see
• Maryhill State Park · park · Klickitat · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Umatilla · lake · Klickitat · ~62 km · Must-see
• Deschutes River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Wasco · ~62 km · Must-see
• Maryhill Museum of Art · museum · Klickitat · ~63 km · Must-see
• Celilo Falls · waterfall · Klickitat · ~66 km · Must-see
• Goldendale Observatory · park · Klickitat · ~74 km · Must-see
• Esau Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~8 km
• Grass Valley Canyon · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~24 km
• Alkali Canyon · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~25 km
• John Day River · river spot · Gilliam · ~26 km
• Gilliam County Historical Society Museum · museum · Gilliam · ~30 km
• Condon Commercial Historic District · fort · Gilliam · ~31 km
• Schott Hollow · viewpoint · Gilliam · ~31 km
• Tumwater Falls · waterfall · Gilliam · ~36 km
• DeMoss Springs Park · park · Klickitat · ~37 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Devil's Backbone

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• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~118 km · Must-see
• Columbia Gorge AVA · viewpoint · Klickitat · ~121 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~121 km · Must-see
• Hood River Valley · viewpoint · Skamania · ~126 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~130 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~132 km · Must-see
• Eliot Glacier · viewpoint · Hood River · ~133 km · Must-see

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