Ione Valley

Ione 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 Ione 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.

Visiting Ione Valley: tips

• Go at sunrise or sunset for the best light; carry a warm layer.

How to reach Ione Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.35964, -120.99272. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ione Valley

• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~14 km · Must-see
• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~19 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~21 km · Must-see
• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~21 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Calero · lake · Sacramento · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~33 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~35 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~37 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~39 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~41 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elk Grove County Park · sanctuary · Sacramento · ~42 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ione Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Ione Valley

• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~33 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~42 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~62 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~70 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~80 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~101 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~101 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~110 km · Must-see
• Lovers Leap · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~111 km · Must-see

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