Sam Johnson Park

Sam Johnson Park: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Sam Johnson Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Sam Johnson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.27332, -121.18515. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sam Johnson Park

• Cline Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~7 km · Must-see
• Redmond-Bend Juniper State Park · cave · Deschutes · ~8 km · Must-see
• Petersen Rock Garden · museum · Deschutes · ~12 km · Must-see
• Smith Rock State Park · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Powell Buttes · viewpoint · Crook · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tumalo State Park · park · Deschutes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~31 km · Must-see
• Haystack Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Drake Park · park · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shevlin Conservation Easement · park · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Camp Polk Meadow Preserve · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Miller's Landing Community Garden · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bend Whitewater Park · park · Deschutes · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sam Johnson Park

Other parks near Sam Johnson Park

• Skull Hollow · park · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Tumalo State Park · park · Deschutes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ochoco State Scenic Viewpoint · park · Crook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Drake Park · park · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shevlin Conservation Easement · park · Deschutes · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bend Whitewater Park · park · Deschutes · ~34 km · Must-see
• McKay Park · park · Deschutes · ~34 km · Must-see
• Riverbend Park · park · Deschutes · ~35 km · Must-see
• Farewell Bend Park · park · Deschutes · ~36 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see

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