Scossa Canyon

Scossa 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 Scossa 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 Scossa Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.77268, -119.76962. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scossa Canyon

• Grover Hot Springs · sanctuary · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Freel Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Freel Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jobs Canyon · viewpoint · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Stevens Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Raymond Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Red Lake Peak · lake · Douglas · ~25 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• East Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Topaz Lake · lake · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Echo Summit · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Round Top · viewpoint · Alpine · ~29 km · Must-see
• Daggett Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Deadwood Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Ebbetts Pass · viewpoint · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Siegel · viewpoint · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Scossa Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Scossa Canyon

• Hope Valley · viewpoint · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Freel Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Freel Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~18 km · Must-see
• Jobs Canyon · viewpoint · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Stevens Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Raymond Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• The Nipple · viewpoint · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• East Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Echo Summit · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Silver Peak · viewpoint · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see

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