Observation Station

Observation Station: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Observation Station

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Observation Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.30035, -124.07586. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Observation Station

• North Head Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~0 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment State Park · sanctuary · Pacific · ~1 km · Must-see
• Waikiki Beach · beach · Pacific · ~3 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~4 km · Must-see
• World Kite Museum · museum · Pacific · ~7 km · Must-see
• Baker Bay · beach · Pacific · ~8 km · Must-see
• Chinook Point · beach · Pacific · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Columbia State Park · fort · Pacific · ~16 km · Must-see
• Peter Iredale · attraction · Clatsop · ~19 km · Must-see
• Loomis Lake · lake · Pacific · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dismal Nitch - Lewis and Clark National Historical Park · sanctuary · Pacific · ~22 km · Must-see
• Long Island · river spot · Pacific · ~24 km · Must-see
• Youngs Bay · beach · Clatsop · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kast-am · attraction · Clatsop · ~28 km · Must-see
• Willapa National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Pacific · ~28 km · Must-see
• Grays Point · beach · Pacific · ~29 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · viewpoint · Clatsop · ~30 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · fort · Pacific · ~30 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Observation Station

• North Head Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~0 km · Must-see
• Cape Disappointment Lighthouse · fort · Pacific · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Columbia State Park · fort · Pacific · ~16 km · Must-see
• Astoria Column · fort · Pacific · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Clatsop · fort · Pacific · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grays Harbor Lighthouse · fort · Grays Harbor · ~82 km · Must-see
• Wolfenbarger Site · fort · Lewis · ~101 km · Must-see
• Battery 247 · fort · Pacific · ~2 km
• Cape Disappointment Historic District · fort · Pacific · ~3 km
• Battery Guenther · fort · Pacific · ~3 km

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