Hells Canyon Overlook — Attraction in Enterprise

A nice place for a view of Hells Canyon and the surrounding mountains in Idaho.

I drove from Joseph and turned on the Wallowa mountain loop for about two hours on a very winding road with steep slopes.

I turned on the forest road for about three miles to reach the overlook.

The overlook area has picnic tables, vault toilets and signs that give you information on the canyon.

It is am amazing to see the deepest river gorge on North America.

A nice view of the Seven Devils Mountains in Idaho, but no view of the Snake River.

You can drive to the Hells Canyon Dam in over three hours or drive back to Joseph.

I drive back to Joseph due to the amount of time it takes to the dam.

A place to stop for the afternoon if you are in Joseph area with great views of Hells Canyon on a scenic...

Great views but no view of the river from this vantage. NF-490 is paved although there's a few spots that have some bad pot holes. We had a quick lunch and during the 40 minutes or so we were there 2 guys pulled up on dual purpose bikes, on a trip from LA... I was a little jealous. 15 minutes later another guy showed up on a dual purpose coming from St. Louis. None of them stayed long so we had the area mostly to ourselves. This place is serene, very little garbage, graffiti or vandalism that I saw. This is most likely because it's in the middle of nowhere! Because of that, please make sure your vehicle is in good working order and don't expect much cell service until you've reached...

This overlook is a short drive off of the Hells Canyon-Wallowa Mountains back country scenic drive and is well worth the stop. We continued on down the dirt road and camped with a great view of both the canyon and the mountains. This area of public land is heavily forested with deep canyons and rushing streams. There are several developed campgrounds and a ton of free dispersed camping. Most of the camp sites we saw were clean, but there was some trash that we cleaned up. We saw some deer and there are elk, bears, moose and other wildlife that live in this area. I would highly recommend doing the drive and spending a few days camping out here. You won't be...