Chute Ravine

Chute Ravine: 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 waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Chute Ravine

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

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 Chute Ravine — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.34989, -121.15246. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chute Ravine

• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~9 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~16 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~17 km · Must-see
• Collins Lake · lake · Yuba · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~19 km · Must-see
• Harry L Englebright Lake Dam · lake · Yuba · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Empire Mine State Historic Park · park · Nevada · ~23 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~25 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~27 km · Must-see
• Spenceville Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Yuba · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~44 km · Must-see
• Camp Far West Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~45 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chute Ravine

Other waterfalls near Chute Ravine

• Rainbow Falls Lake Clementine · waterfall · Placer · ~58 km · Must-see
• Folsom Lake Sra-Salmon Falls Ent · waterfall · El Dorado · ~79 km · Must-see
• Sly Park Waterfall · waterfall · El Dorado · ~108 km · Must-see
• Eagle Falls Trailhead · waterfall · El Dorado · ~125 km · Must-see
• Horsetail Falls · waterfall · El Dorado · ~132 km · Must-see
• Eagle Falls · waterfall · Washoe · ~133 km · Must-see
• Cascade Canal Access Trail · waterfall · Nevada · ~23 km
• Beale Falls · waterfall · Nevada · ~34 km
• Beale Falls · waterfall · Yuba · ~39 km
• Feather Falls · waterfall · Butte · ~43 km

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