China Gulch

China 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 China 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 China Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.79683, -121.16135. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near China Gulch

• Bucks Lake · lake · Plumas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bucks Lake Wilderness · lake · Plumas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~25 km · Must-see
• Plumas County Museum · museum · Plumas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Valley Botanical Area · sanctuary · Plumas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~34 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreational Area · lake · Butte · ~45 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~47 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~49 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~50 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~50 km · Must-see
• North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Butte · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of China Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near China Gulch

• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~34 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Ingalls · viewpoint · Plumas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~66 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~72 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~79 km · Must-see

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