Lemon Canyon

Lemon 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 Lemon 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 Lemon Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.58018, -120.30298. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lemon Canyon

• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~14 km · Must-see
• Loyalton Park · park · Sierra · ~15 km · Must-see
• Independence Lake · lake · Nevada · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• French Lake Dam · lake · Nevada · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak Park · viewpoint · Washoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~35 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Donner Lake · lake · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Western Pacific Railroad Museum · museum · Plumas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Portola Church of the Nazarene · church · Plumas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lemon Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Lemon Canyon

• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Ina Coolbrith · viewpoint · Sierra · ~24 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~25 km · Must-see
• Castle Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~30 km · Must-see
• Sierra Valley Preserve · viewpoint · Plumas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak Park · viewpoint · Washoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• George R. Stewart Peak · viewpoint · Nevada · ~36 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~37 km · Must-see
• Donner Peak · viewpoint · Placer · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mount Judah · viewpoint · Placer · ~39 km · Must-see

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