Big Flat

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

Best time to visit Big Flat

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Flat — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.02029, -119.49470. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Flat

• Delintment Lake Dam · lake · Harney · ~22 km · Must-see
• Flagtail Mountain · viewpoint · Grant · ~31 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Chickahominy Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~66 km · Must-see
• Buck Falls · waterfall · Grant · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wildhorse Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Grant · ~22 km
• Grindstone Dam · lake · Crook · ~23 km
• Williams Reservoir · lake · Harney · ~26 km
• Elk Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~29 km
• Clemens Dam · lake · Harney · ~30 km
• Twelve Mile Dam · lake · Crook · ~31 km
• Hobnail Reservoir · lake · Grant · ~32 km
• Brennan Dam · lake · Crook · ~33 km
• Deer Cave Canyon · cave · Harney · ~35 km
• Halfway Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~37 km
• WogonagaT potso-na Flat Spring · attraction · Harney · ~38 km
• Old Lakebed Waterhole · lake · Crook · ~39 km
• Lillard Dam · lake · Crook · ~40 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Flat

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Flat

• Malheur National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ochoco National Forest · sanctuary · Crook · ~81 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Grant · ~84 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~111 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~116 km · Must-see
• Monument Rock Wilderness · sanctuary · Baker · ~123 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~126 km · Must-see
• Malheur National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Harney · ~138 km · Must-see
• East Lava Field Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~146 km · Must-see
• Diamond Craters Outstanding Natural Area · sanctuary · Harney · ~147 km · Must-see

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