Rock Island

Rock Island: 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 Rock Island

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 Rock Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.33731, -117.18942. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rock Island

• Ontario State Recreation Site · park · Malheur · ~46 km · Must-see
• Malheur Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~47 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bully Creek Dam · lake · Malheur · ~49 km · Must-see
• Treasure Valley Ball Park · park · Malheur · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Boise · fort · Malheur · ~73 km · Must-see
• Indian Head Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~9 km
• Kelly Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~15 km
• Lime Cement plant (Demolished 2018) · fort · Baker · ~15 km
• Haystack · viewpoint · Washington · ~17 km
• Barton Reservoir · lake · Malheur · ~27 km
• McChord Butte · viewpoint · Washington · ~30 km
• Monroe Butte · viewpoint · Washington · ~30 km
• Mann Creek Dam · lake · Washington · ~30 km
• Sagebrush Hill · viewpoint · Washington · ~30 km
• Chinamans Hat · viewpoint · Washington · ~32 km
• Iron Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~34 km
• Áatway Spring · attraction · Baker · ~34 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rock Island

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Rock Island

• Malheur Butte · viewpoint · Malheur · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cornucopia Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~95 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain · viewpoint · Baker · ~101 km · Must-see
• Krag Peak · viewpoint · Baker · ~102 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~106 km · Must-see
• Needle Point · viewpoint · Union · ~111 km · Must-see
• Cusick Mountain · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~111 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~112 km · Must-see
• Mount Nebo · viewpoint · Wallowa · ~115 km · Must-see
• Eagle Cap · viewpoint · Union · ~115 km · Must-see

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