Cataract Gulch

Cataract Gulch: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cataract Gulch

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

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 Cataract Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.10714, -120.40325. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cataract Gulch

• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~8 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~10 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~11 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~14 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~17 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~18 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Twain Harte Evangelical Free Church · church · Tuolumne · ~22 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~26 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tulloch Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tulloch 62-006 Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~39 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stanislaus National Forest · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cataract Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Cataract Gulch

• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~40 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~69 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~69 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~70 km · Must-see
• Ackerson Mountain · viewpoint · Lyon · ~70 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~71 km · Must-see
• Granite Dome · viewpoint · Douglas · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~78 km · Must-see

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