Hells Canyon

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

Best time to visit Hells Canyon

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 Hells Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.13045, -122.56026. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hells Canyon

• Indian Valley Dam · lake · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument · sanctuary · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · viewpoint · Colusa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wilbur Hot Springs · attraction · Colusa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Borax Lake · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Calvary Chapel of Clearlake · church · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Anderson Marsh State Historic Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Thurston Lake · lake · Lake · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lower Lake Stone Jail · lake · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake State Park · lake · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tule Island · lake · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Yolo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Presbyterian Church of Kelseyville · church · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hells Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Hells Canyon

• Bear Valley Buttes · viewpoint · Colusa · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bear Valley · viewpoint · Colusa · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Konocti · viewpoint · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Little Blue Ridge · viewpoint · Yolo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Seigler Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Hannah · viewpoint · Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~45 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Harbin Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~48 km · Must-see

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