Owl Gulch

Owl 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 Owl 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 Owl Gulch — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.54545, -121.09412. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Owl Gulch

• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~12 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Reservoir · lake · Yuba · ~12 km · Must-see
• New Bullards Bar Dam · lake · Yuba · ~22 km · Must-see
• Little Grass Valley Reservoir · lake · Plumas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~28 km · Must-see
• Downieville United Methodist · church · Sierra · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bridgeport Covered Bridge · attraction · Nevada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Collins Lake · lake · Yuba · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville · lake · Butte · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Oroville State Recreation Area · lake · Butte · ~41 km · Must-see
• Scotts Flat Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Nevada County Narrow Guage Railroad Museum · museum · Nevada · ~42 km · Must-see
• Oroville Dam · lake · Butte · ~42 km · Must-see
• Nevada City Raw Water Dam · lake · Nevada · ~43 km · Must-see
• Harry L. Englebright Lake · lake · Yuba · ~44 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Owl Gulch

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Owl Gulch

• Sugar Pine Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bald Rock Dome · viewpoint · Butte · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gold Canyon · viewpoint · Nevada · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Fillmore · viewpoint · Sierra · ~36 km · Must-see
• Banner Mountain · viewpoint · Nevada · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sierra Buttes · viewpoint · Sierra · ~48 km · Must-see
• Eureka Peak · viewpoint · Plumas · ~49 km · Must-see
• Schroeder Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~62 km · Must-see
• Stilson Canyon · viewpoint · Butte · ~77 km · Must-see
• Mount Lola · viewpoint · Nevada · ~80 km · Must-see

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