Great Dune

Great Dune: 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 Great Dune

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 Great Dune — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.21939, -123.97542. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Dune

• Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bob Straub State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~6 km · Must-see
• Nestucca Bay · beach · Tillamook · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout · beach · Tillamook · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cape Lookout State Park · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Hebo · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~25 km · Must-see
• Roads End State Recreation Site · park · Lincoln · ~30 km · Must-see
• Devil's Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~33 km · Must-see
• D River State Recreation Site · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Short Beach · beach · Tillamook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cape Meares Lighthouse · sanctuary · Wahkiakum · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tillamook Cheese Factory · lake · Tillamook · ~39 km · Must-see
• Drift Creek Falls Trail · waterfall · Lincoln · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Yamhill · fort · Polk · ~45 km · Must-see
• Trask Mountain · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~55 km · Must-see
• Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tillamook State Forest · sanctuary · Tillamook · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Dune

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Great Dune

• Mount Hebo · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trask Mountain · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~55 km · Must-see
• Laurel Mountain · viewpoint · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Gopher Valley · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~58 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Neahkahnie Mountain · viewpoint · Pacific · ~73 km · Must-see
• South Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rogers Peak · viewpoint · Tillamook · ~75 km · Must-see
• Amity City Park · viewpoint · Yamhill · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mount Baldy · viewpoint · Polk · ~79 km · Must-see

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