Independence Gulch

Independence 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 Independence 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 Independence Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.36575, -120.53270. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Independence Gulch

• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~14 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~14 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~15 km · Must-see
• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~23 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~30 km · Must-see
• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~30 km · Must-see
• Calaveras Big Trees State Park · sanctuary · Tuolumne · ~32 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~38 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~39 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~39 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lower Bear River Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Independence Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Independence Gulch

• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~28 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~46 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~53 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~54 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~71 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Alpine · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~73 km · Must-see

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