Oregon Observatory

Oregon Observatory: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Oregon Observatory

Season: October to February.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Oregon Observatory — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.88531, -121.44789. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oregon Observatory

• Lava Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dillon Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~11 km · Must-see
• The High Desert Museum · museum · Deschutes · ~15 km · Must-see
• Tumalo Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Farewell Bend Park · park · Deschutes · ~24 km · Must-see
• Riverbend Park · park · Deschutes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pringle Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~25 km · Must-see
• Tumalo Mountain · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~26 km · Must-see
• McKay Park · park · Deschutes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bend Whitewater Park · park · Deschutes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Miller's Landing Community Garden · sanctuary · Deschutes · ~26 km · Must-see
• Drake Park · park · Deschutes · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Bachelor · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mirror Pond · lake · Deschutes · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shevlin Conservation Easement · park · Deschutes · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pilot Butte · viewpoint · Deschutes · ~29 km · Must-see
• Paulina Falls · waterfall · Deschutes · ~30 km · Must-see
• Todd Lake · lake · Deschutes · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oregon Observatory

Other other attractions near Oregon Observatory

• Umpqua Hot Springs · attraction · Douglas · ~123 km · Must-see
• Lowell Covered Bridge · attraction · Lane · ~133 km · Must-see
• Ann Arbor Hot Springs​ · attraction · Marion · ~135 km · Must-see
• Soda Spring · attraction · Deschutes · ~33 km
• Blacktail Spring · attraction · Deschutes · ~40 km
• Deer Creek Hot Springs · attraction · Lane · ~79 km
• Baskin Spring · attraction · Lake · ~101 km
• Boundary Springs · attraction · Klamath · ~138 km
• Sycan Spring · attraction · Lake · ~143 km
• Pothole Spring · attraction · Klamath · ~143 km

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