Brush Canyon

Brush Canyon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Brush Canyon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Brush Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.99936, -120.63266. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brush Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dyer State Wayside · park · Gilliam · ~47 km · Must-see
• White River Falls State Park · waterfall · Wasco · ~56 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds - Painted Hills Unit · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Gilliam · ~67 km · Must-see
• Warm Springs State Recreation Site · park · Jefferson · ~67 km · Must-see
• Ericson Aircraft Collection · museum · Jefferson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Museum at Warm Springs · museum · Jefferson · ~69 km · Must-see
• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~71 km · Must-see
• Pelton Regulating Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~72 km · Must-see
• Pine Hollow Dam · lake · Wasco · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Bath Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~7 km
• Shaniko Historic District · fort · Wasco · ~12 km
• Corral Canyon · viewpoint · Wasco · ~19 km
• Currant Creek Dam · lake · Wasco · ~27 km
• Spring Basin Wilderness · sanctuary · Wheeler · ~30 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Brush Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Brush Canyon

• Criterion Summit · viewpoint · Wasco · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tittie Butte · viewpoint · Wheeler · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ochoco Summit · viewpoint · Crook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Grizzly Mountain · viewpoint · Crook · ~84 km · Must-see
• Gray Butte Trail · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~95 km · Must-see
• Barnes Butte · viewpoint · Crook · ~95 km · Must-see
• Lookout Mountain · viewpoint · Hood River · ~100 km · Must-see
• Crooked River Park · viewpoint · Crook · ~101 km · Must-see
• Castle Rocks · viewpoint · Jefferson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~106 km · Must-see

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