Big Cliff

Big Cliff: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Cliff

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Big Cliff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.20082, -122.21934. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Cliff

• North Fork Reservoir · lake · Clackamas · ~7 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek Upper Falls · waterfall · Clackamas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Tumala Mountain · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~18 km · Must-see
• West Coast Airlines Flight 956 · attraction · Clackamas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Harriet · lake · Clackamas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Recreation Site · sanctuary · Clackamas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bagby Hot Springs · fort · Clackamas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wilhoit Springs Park · park · Clackamas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Parents of Murdered Children Memorial · fort · Clackamas · ~41 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Zigzag Mountain · sanctuary · Clackamas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Macksburg Lutheran Church · church · Clackamas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, McLoughlin House Site · fort · Clackamas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Tom Dick and Harry Mountain · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jon Storm Park · park · Clackamas · ~44 km · Must-see
• McLoughlin Promenade · park · Clackamas · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Cliff

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Cliff

• Tumala Mountain · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Tom Dick and Harry Mountain · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Talbert · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~45 km · Must-see
• Chanticleer Point · viewpoint · Multnomah · ~47 km · Must-see
• Henline Mountain · viewpoint · Marion · ~48 km · Must-see
• Larch Mountain · viewpoint · Skamania · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Scott · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~48 km · Must-see
• Powell Butte · viewpoint · Multnomah · ~49 km · Must-see

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