Jackson Valley

Jackson 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 Jackson 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.

How to reach Jackson Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.31075, -120.99105. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Valley

• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~12 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~23 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~24 km · Must-see
• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~24 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~28 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Calero · lake · Sacramento · ~31 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lodi Mosque · dargah · San Joaquin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~41 km · Must-see
• Elk Grove County Park · sanctuary · Sacramento · ~43 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~43 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jackson Valley

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Jackson Valley

• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~30 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~48 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~69 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~74 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~76 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~102 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~103 km · Must-see
• Brushy Peak · viewpoint · Alameda · ~109 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~114 km · Must-see

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