Old Gulch

Old 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 Old 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 Old Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.15770, -120.59187. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Gulch

• California Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~11 km · Must-see
• Angels Camp Museum · museum · Calaveras · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mercer Caverns · cave · Calaveras · ~12 km · Must-see
• Vallecito Bell Monument · fort · Calaveras · ~16 km · Must-see
• Moaning Cave · cave · Calaveras · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~19 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~19 km · Must-see
• New Melones Lake · lake · Calaveras · ~22 km · Must-see
• Salt Spring Valley Reservoir · lake · Calaveras · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Hogan Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~24 km · Must-see
• Columbia State Historic Park · park · Tuolumne · ~27 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~30 km · Must-see
• New Melones Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sonora United Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~33 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jamestown Methodist Church · church · Tuolumne · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Old Gulch

• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~19 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~30 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~75 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~76 km · Must-see
• Dardanelles Cone · viewpoint · Douglas · ~86 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~88 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grade Summit · viewpoint · Alpine · ~90 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Peak · viewpoint · Lyon · ~90 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~91 km · Must-see

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