Monastery Canyon

Monastery Canyon: 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 monastery: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Monastery Canyon

Season: October to March.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

Visiting Monastery Canyon: tips

• Walk clockwise around stupas and take off your shoes in prayer halls.
• Do not point your feet at images of the Buddha.

How to reach Monastery Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.74818, -117.18136. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monastery Canyon

• Heritage Park · park · San Diego · ~1 km · Must-see
• Old Adobe Chapel · church · San Diego · ~2 km · Must-see
• Whaley House Museum · museum · San Diego · ~2 km · Must-see
• Presidio Park · sanctuary · San Diego · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mormon Battalion Monument · fort · San Diego · ~2 km · Must-see
• La Casa de Estudillo · fort · San Diego · ~2 km · Must-see
• First San Diego Courthouse · church · San Diego · ~2 km · Must-see
• Old Town San Diego State Historic Park · park · San Diego · ~2 km · Must-see
• Plaza de las Armas · fort · San Diego · ~2 km · Must-see
• Spanish Landing Park · park · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Medea · attraction · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Dharma Bum Temple · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Berkeley · attraction · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Amici Park · park · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• San Diego Zoo · beach · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Museum of Us · museum · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mission Heights Park · sanctuary · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• May S. Marcy Sculpture Court & Garden · sanctuary · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monastery Canyon

Other buddhist sites near Monastery Canyon

• Dharma Bum Temple · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~4 km · Must-see
• Deer Park Monastery · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mettāvanārāma · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~82 km · Must-see
• Buddhas Light International Association · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~4 km
• Tinh Xa Ngoc Dang · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~5 km
• Wat Lao Navaram Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~6 km
• Chùa Phật Đà · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~6 km
• Buddhist Temple of San Diego · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~8 km
• Kadampa Meditation Center · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~8 km
• Nhu Lai Thien Tu · Buddhist site · San Diego · ~9 km

All buddhist sites in California

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