Charles Valley

Charles Valley: 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 Charles Valley

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 Charles Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.82546, -120.49883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Charles Valley

• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Davis · lake · Plumas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~33 km · Must-see
• Frenchman Lake · lake · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~43 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~46 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Charles Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Charles Valley

• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~43 km · Must-see
• Adams Peak · viewpoint · Lassen · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~56 km · Must-see

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