Big Spring

Big 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Spring

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 Big Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.37393, -119.42107. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung Company Building · museum · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site · park · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~47 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~67 km · Must-see
• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~70 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~73 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~3 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~26 km
• Picture Gorge · viewpoint · Grant · ~29 km
• Wildhorse Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Grant · ~29 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~30 km
• Gordon Butte · viewpoint · Grant · ~37 km
• Gibson Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~39 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Spring

• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~30 km · Must-see
• Long Creek Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~93 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~97 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~97 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~109 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~126 km · Must-see
• Glass Butte · viewpoint · Lake · ~131 km · Must-see

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