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Places near Ukiah by type
All 234 places by distance →One day from Ukiah
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:05 pm
93 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ukiah
- City of Ten Thousand BuddhasBuddhist site · 1 hrs
- Cow Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Lake Mendocinolake · 45 min
- Montgomery Woods State Natural Reservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Cow Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Ukiah
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ukiah?
Sun House (museum, about 1 km), First Presbyterian Church of Ukiah (church, about 1 km), City of Ten Thousand Buddhas (Buddhist site, about 6 km), Lake Mendocino (lake, about 10 km), Cow Mountain (viewpoint, about 14 km), Cow Mountain (viewpoint, about 18 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ukiah?
43 places on Spotwander: 15 hill stations & viewpoints, 3 wildlife, forests & gardens, 11 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 1 beach, 4 churches.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Ukiah?
Cow Mountain, about 14 km by road; Cow Mountain (18 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Ukiah?
Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve, about 22 km by road; Hendy Woods State Park (31 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ukiah?
Start in Ukiah, visit City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, then Cow Mountain, then Lake Mendocino, then Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve, then Cow Mountain, and drive back — about 93 km by road in all.